But lawyers for the Republican National Committee, who sought permission to make so-called independent expenditures on Mr. Schundler's behalf, successfully argued that the law restricts spending only by state political parties, not their national counterparts.
Even "local funds" raised by the city are deposited in the United States Treasury and can be spent only if appropriated by Congress.
The industry's opponents spent only $500,000 but lost by just 7,000 votes.
Even with matching funds, he has spent only $1 million, compared with $16.8 million by the governor and $5.4 million by Mr. Christie.
The Obama campaign, by contrast, spent only 13% of its money on "other" expenses - about $15m.
Mr. Hevesi, by comparison, spent only $83,568 for similar expenses during that same period.
I want to spend longer in Fish River Canyon, which has a renowned five-day hike through its stunning gorge; we spend only two nights by the canyon, though, rendering the trek impossible.
(The report also noted that press members were the cheapskates when it came to buying things in stores: "The average press person spends only $93 on retail, by far the least of the three research populations". Well, excuse me).
If you have thousands or millions of visitors most of them will be ' passers-by ' and spend only seconds on your site.
It is John McCain, who was able to win his party's nomination by spending only $9.6 million in television time.
