petition urging AG Loretta Lynch to investigate Jeb Bush for coordinating with his SuperPAC...

[Bill USA]

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http://mediamatters.org/research/2015/06/03/broadcast-evening-news-fail-to-cover-jeb-bushs/203872

[font size="+1"]Broadcast Evening News Fail To Cover Jeb Bush's Super PAC Problem [/font]

NBC, ABC, And CBS Evening News Ignore Bush's PAC Dealings Amid Increasing Scrutiny Of Their Questionable Legality


Jeb Bush's Questionable Dealings With His Super PAC, Right To Rise, Are Facing Increasing Scrutiny From Legal Experts And Campaign Watchdogs

AP: Bush's Delayed Announcement Allows Him To "Spend Time Raising Money" For His PAC And "Take Part In Strategic Campaign Planning." On April 21, AP reported that Jeb Bush was preparing "to give traditional campaign[s] a makeover" by outsourcing many campaign functions to his super PAC, Right to Rise. According to the report, because campaign finance laws prohibit candidates from certain coordination with their PACs, by delaying the formal announcement of his candidacy Bush has been able to "spend time raising money for the super PAC and take part in strategic campaign planning" that would otherwise be prohibited:


[blockquote style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:15px;"]The strategy aims to take maximum advantage of the new world of campaign finance created by a pair of 2010 Supreme Court decisions and counts on the Federal Election Commission to remain a passive regulator with little willingness to confront those pushing the envelope of the law.

For Bush, the potential benefits are enormous. Campaigns can raise only $2,700 per donor for the primary and $2,700 for the general election. But super PACs are able to raise unlimited cash from individuals, corporations and groups such as labor unions.

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The primary complication of Bush's plan is the ban on coordination. For example, if the campaign decided to change its focus from one issue to another, it could not share that decision with the super PAC.

One way Bush is already addressing the coordination ban is by frontloading his efforts inside Right to Rise. Because he is not yet a candidate, he can now spend time raising money for the super PAC and take part in strategic campaign planning under its auspices. (AP, 4/21/15)



The New York Times: Bush "Tests The Legal Definition Of Candidate" By Raising PAC Money Without Announcing Run. The New York Times wrote in a June 3 article that Jeb Bush is "test[ing] the legal definition of [a] candidate" by delaying the announcement of his candidacy in order to continue to coordinate with his PAC. Pointing to a recent letter from campaign watchdog groups urging the Department of Justice to investigate whether Bush had broken the law by doing so, the Times quoted legal experts claiming that Bush is "mak[ing] a mockery" of campaign laws:
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[randys1]

1. Justice? for a BUSH? LOL

[Bill USA]

2. Well, even if it is ignored, a petition with a lot of signatures says something.

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[trueblue2007]

3. signed and posted on facebook