]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/09/27/video-killed-the-campaign-star Comments for "Video Killed the Campaign Star" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2006/09/27/video-killed-the-campaign-star The Center for Public Integrity has <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/09/26/consultants_got_18_billion_in_04_election/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News+%2F+Nation">released a report</a> concluding the cost of a campaign in 2006 is eleven times that of one in 1976 - a period during which the cost of living went up only three times.  What&#39;s driving this spike?  The huge chunk of money devoted to media and media consultants - and it&#39;s turned candidates into, in the words of Sandy Bergo, &quot;telemarketers.&quot; Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:56:26 +0000