Clinton campaign sets historic fundraising goal, budgets nearly $38 per vote

Hillary Clinton
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With a price tag of $2.5 billion, Hillary Clinton's White House bid is set to be twice as expensive as Barack Obama's was.

According to the Washington Examiner, the Clinton 2016 budget provides for a record-breaking $37.92 per vote, provided the former first lady wins the same number of votes as President Obama did in 2012.

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Teresa Mull