How Much Did Romney Campaign Spend To Focus Group and Develop Debate Zingers?

[TomCADem]

One of the mysteries is where is the Romney campaign's money going? I guess the news coming out about the heavy investment in debate zingers is starting to shed some light on where the campaign is investing its payroll.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-romney-staff-expense-20120924,0,2707799.story

WASHINGTON -- One of the big challenges Mitt Romney faced after effectively clinching the GOP presidential nomination in late April was ramping up his campaign to match the behemoth operation President Obama already had in place across the country.
The Republican challenger finally caught up last month – at least when measured by money.

The Romney campaign spent $4.04 million on payroll in August -- nearly twice as much as it spent in July -- while the Obama campaign spent $4.37 million, according to campaign finance disclosures filed last week with the Federal Election Commission.

But the president appears to be getting a much bigger bang for his buck. According to an analysis by the Times Data Desk, part of the Los Angeles Times, the Obama campaign had 901 people on its payroll last month, and paid them a median salary of $3,074 a month, or $36,886 a year. The Romney campaign, in contrast, had 403 people on its payroll, and paid them a median salary of $6,437 in August, which would mean $77,250 a year.

[TeamPooka]

1. It does pay to work for the GOP but it also costs you your soul.... nt