Cantor Wasted Cash at Ritz While Raising Brat’s TV Image
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How does a political veteran with a $5 million warchest lose to an ill-funded neophyte? One way is to spend it poorly by, for example, airing more than 1,000 television ads without ever talking directly in them to voters - - and frequently broadcasting your opponent’s image.
Eric Cantor’s campaign finance reports show hotel bills from places such as the Ritz Carlton in Lantana, Florida, and the Beverly Hills Hilton in California. Then there’s more than 400 charges for “airfare,” and about $170,000 shelled out at steakhouses.