>  AT> Someone told me that the state senate and state assembly candidates get
>  AT> paid like $200k by the taxpayers just for running. I'm not sure how
>  AT> true it is, but that would explain why many of these minority GOP ever
>  AT> run for office in the first place. ($200k can buy a lot of crack.)

> I think they get that for their campaign.  I haven't researched it, but I
> remember reading that candidates can qualify for gov't funding to run their
> campaign.

> But the question is "why?"

Back in the day, when many of the folks who were running were not career
politicians and/or already rich, it might have made sense.  Got to question
it now, though, especially since in some areas you only qualify for such
things if you are running as a Democrat or Republican.


 * SLMR 2.1a * Shake, a man of note, wrote so many things to quote.
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux