Originally Posted by Relentless

Boston wouldn't be useful to him.

However, he COULD buy every residence in Rhode Island and Montana (for even less money).

That would give him 4 of the 100 Senate votes on every issue and 7 electoral college votes in every presidential election. Add in a couple more billionaires and they could easily OWN 10% the vote in a country that frequently has elections decided by less than a 3% margin. Layer that on top of lobbying and the general public would have exactly ZERO say in any meaningful national issue.