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alp227

(31,961 posts)
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:27 PM Mar 2015

Campaign Finance Complaints Filed Against 4 Presidential Hopefuls

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON — For months, White House hopefuls from both parties have been raising millions in unlimited contributions at upscale fund-raisers from Manhattan to Palm Springs, Calif. — all without officially declaring themselves candidates and becoming subject to federal caps on contributions.

Only a few of some 20 would-be presidential candidates have even bothered to set up the “exploratory” committees that were once a time-tested way to declare interest in the White House — and that set off their own fund-raising restrictions.

But two leading campaign finance groups charged on Tuesday that the spread of these unofficial campaigns in recent months was not only deceptive, but also illegal.

The groups, the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, filed formal complaints with the Federal Election Commission against four undeclared candidates for president: Jeb Bush, Scott Walker and Rick Santorum, all Republicans; and Martin O’Malley, a Democrat. Both organizations favor more restrictive regulations governing how political money is raised and spent.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/us/campaign-finance-complaints-filed-against-4-presidential-hopefuls.html

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Campaign Finance Complaints Filed Against 4 Presidential Hopefuls (Original Post) alp227 Mar 2015 OP
I Dont Think O'Malley Has Raised Anywhere Near The Amount The Other 3 Candidates Have... Corey_Baker08 Mar 2015 #1
The funny thing about this is we all know Hillary Clinton is stuffing her war chest as we speak davidpdx Apr 2015 #2

Corey_Baker08

(2,157 posts)
1. I Dont Think O'Malley Has Raised Anywhere Near The Amount The Other 3 Candidates Have...
Tue Mar 31, 2015, 05:31 PM
Mar 2015

But had to throw a Democrat in there to get the message across it is non partisan

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)
2. The funny thing about this is we all know Hillary Clinton is stuffing her war chest as we speak
Wed Apr 1, 2015, 06:38 AM
Apr 2015

I'm guessing she'll have about a billion when she announces. It may not be actual physical hard currency, but promises of donations.

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