I reached out to some Congressional campaigns I know to find out the rough costs of things they spend money on. Obviously this depends a lot on location and media market, but here's a numbers thread to at least give you some sense of expenses:
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You need to pay your state Democratic party for access to the voter database called NGP VAN. Pricing on this varies by type of race and by state, a Congressional candidate might expect to pay $10,000
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It costs money to print stuff for volunteers to pass out, posters, lawn signs, pretty glossy cards and so on. A typical budget for that might be $60K. That is also the cost of doing a single district-wide mailing in a big rural district (like CA-1, say).
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And of course, advertising will absorb any amount of money you care to pour into it. All together, a real Cadillac of a rural Democratic campaign, with a full field program, Latino and student outreach, and lots of voter registration, would run $4-$6M.
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That is a serious amount of money, but a pittance compared to even local races in places like Boston or L.A, let alone Presidential campaigns. And it's real money for our candidates on the Great Slate! We've raised over $300K this quarter, let's do more!https://secure.actblue.com/donate/great_slate …
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