Republican Party spends $95,000 on Palin’s makeup
The Republican Party reportedly spent $95,000 for hair and makeup alone of vice presidential nominee and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
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According to the data released by Federal Election Commission, makeup artist Amy Strozzi received $60,385 for her services between September 1 and November 24 while hairstylist Angela Lew got $34,830 within the same period.
Despite their actual roles, the campaign party only listed Strozzi’s service as “personnel service” while Lew was included under the “get out the vote consultant” list.
Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee reported that it spent more than $150,000 for Palin’s clothes plus additional $18,000 during the final stretch of the campaign period. The items were reportedly bought at Neiman Marcus, Macy’s and others.
The commission’s report also revealed that the GOP spent $2,953 at Neiman Marcus, $2,510 at Macy’s and $4,542 at Saks Fifth Avenue in October. The breakdown of these amounts were not specified but only declared as expenditures in relation to the McCain campaign. Other minor expenditures include handbags from Kate Spade, spa treatments and items from Toys R Us worth $152.
Despite these figures, the McCain camp only spent $84.1 million on the general election campaign as opposed to Democratic nominee and now newly-elected President Barack Obama’s camp which spent almost $350 million.
