I spent a total of about $100.00 of my own money when I ran and won four times as councilman.
Knocking on doors helped more than money, never even had to kiss babies.

Now it would take at least 1 million bucks and name recognition to run for US Senate. Besides my age, that would be 'way out of my class!
However, waiting in the wings is Dan Coates, a former Senator who lives in VA now, I believe, and is a lobbyist. He is a Republican but looks like more of the same to me. He's intending on becoming a staunch Hoosier shortly (again) and running for Bayh's seat (actually the Peoples seat as Scott so aptly said). What a crock!

(I spelled that right, crock)