Obama CAN NOT pay off Clinton's debt per FEC rules.

[lojasmo]

According to FEC rules, Obama can not pay clinton's debt with money he has collected for his campaign up until now, or in the future.

He can hold fund raisers for her, or encourage his donors to fund her, but he can not use his primary, nor his GE funds to repay her debt.

So STFU about it, already.

[Zachstar]

1. Good point!

[Levgreee]

2. he would just help fundraise and stuff

[Yael]

3. Series!??!?!!

Because this hasn't been posted already:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5919175

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5919158

But by all means, burn another thread to tell anonymous internet posters to STFU about something that concerned them.

Here -- have a gold star!!! :hi:

[lojasmo]

4. Goodbye, clueless dead-ender.

[Yael]

5. Another Hillbot for The List, I see...

[The Doctor.]

14. Just say 'dupe'.

This is the first I've seen it.

[keep_it_real]

6. Thanks for posting.

I and others have wondered if it was legal for Obama to pay off Hillary's debts and I missed the other postings of the legality of it, so thanks for posting.

[Tellurian]

7. Yes, I was wondering myself if Obama

will stoop to any lengths to buy his way into the White House.

Would offering to do fundraisers ad infinitum be the same equivalent?

[Zhade]

12. You support a well-documented compulsive liar. Few still care about anything you say.

So, how much does it sting that Obama is now leading in all categories INCLUDING the SDs?

[The Doctor.]

16. Oh yeah! Well the only reason Obama's leading is

because he's being a "stand up" guy with "principles" and "composure". Not once did he have the decency to engage in the proper use of fabrication, dissembly, and mischaracterizations!

That's just dirty, and Hillary would never stoop to that level!

"Documents shmocuments"...
You 'justifiably' self-righteous Obama folks need to get over yourselves and behave the way you are accused of behaving!

[The Doctor.]

19. I'm interested in how someone "Stoops to lengths". Meanwhile...

Has he actually even suggested doing this? Or are you just buying the hype?

Lemme guess...

[lojasmo]

23. Goodby, clueless dead ender. EOM.

[sfam]

8. Not trying to be rediculous here, but does anyone know the FEC rule that prevents this?

Why? 'Cause I've heard so much conflicting opinion on this in the last few days that just because Kos says you can't and Russert says you can, I'm not sure that one more post stating "FEC Rules prevent this" will convince me.

We know candidates used to do this. When exactly did the rule that prevents this get enacted?

[City Lights]

15. I haven't read the FEC rules, but here are a couple examples of how it has

worked in the past:

March 26, 2007, 8:38 pm
The Vilsack-Clinton Connection

By Jeff Zeleny

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won’t know until the night of the Iowa caucuses whether the backing of Tom and Christie Vilsack, the state’s former governor and first lady, who formally announced today that they were endorsing her, will pay off. But Mr. Vilsack could reap benefits sooner.

Before ending his presidential bid on Feb. 23, Mr. Vilsack had accumulated a debt of about $430,000. The Clinton campaign has agreed to help erase at least some of that debt. A fund-raising appeal on his behalf could be landing in mailboxes of her donors soon.

more... http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/03/26/the-vilsack-clinton-connection/

McCain helps former rival retire debt

Published: April 14, 2008 at 1:17 PM

WASHINGTON, April 14 (UPI) -- Likely GOP presidential nominee John McCain wants to help former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani pay off his primary campaign debt, a McCain staff e-mail shows.

McCain manager Rick Davis has e-mailed the senator's top fundraisers asking that they help Giuliani retire the debt he incurred before dropping out of the Republican primary race, The Politico reported Monday.

"While this is an unusual request, it is extremely important for the McCain campaign and the party," Davis wrote. "We need to help Mayor Giuliani retire his debt as soon as possible so we can move forward with everyone spending 100 percent of their time helping to get John McCain in the White House.

The e-mail directs McCain donors to go to Giuliani's Web site to make their contributions.

In a report filed with the Federal Election Commission last month, the Giuliani campaign reported $4 million in cash and $3.1 million in debt.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/14/mccain_helps_former_rival_retire_debt/8092/

[sfam]

17. Thanks!

That does shed a bit of light on it...

[IDemo]

18. Those were both fund raising appeals, not direct contributions by the candidate

Asking the campaign's top fundraisers to help out with another candidate's debt is perfectly legal, and is obviously what would (or may) happen if Obama is inclined to help out Clinton. The campaign itself is limited to a $2000 contribution to another federal candidate, though.

Here is the actual FEC page on this - http://www.fec.gov/pages/brochures/contriblimits.shtml

[City Lights]

20. Thanks for that link!

:hi:

[sfam]

24. Terrific! Thanks for the link! So Russert was talking out of his ass then...

Nice to know.

[Clear Blue Sky]

9. Was this idea ever legitimate or just a trial balloon?

[Capn Sunshine]

10. dude

you're so harsh.

ps we can do it. It involves loans.

[lojasmo]

21. I'm nicer in person, dude. EOM

[lojasmo]

25. Wouldn't come from campaign funds, though, right? EOM

[iamthebandfanman]

11. he shouldnt do it anyway

shes the one that ran herself into the ground, not him.

[lojasmo]

22. The point is, he can not do it. EOM

[AZBlue]

13. He never even considered it. It's a Clinton lie to smear him with his supporters.