Chapter Thirteen Refusing to File March 2000 In March, campaign income plummeted from February’s $118,500 to less than $75,000. Despite a further loan from the candidate, the Browne campaign was very nearly broke. Only $6302 was on hand at the month’s end. The Browne Campaign responded with a new fundraising gimmick, a prospective lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission. I…
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On December 19, 1996, Harry Browne announced that he would be creating an exploratory committee, whose purposes would include raising money. Browne wanted to know if he could begin the campaign with $1,000,000 in hand, and the exploratory committee was the vehicle for making the determination experimentally. However, under (3) and (6) “amass funds to be used after candidacy is…
An article from Dan Fishman Dan Fishman writes The law is crystal clear for political parties. Let’s preface this conversation that I oppose campaign finance law and I think this is all stupid. When I took over as ED the LP was in dire straits financially (though nothing like today). So I started exploring ways we could make money. As…
LNC Regional Alternate Keith Thompson has raised to the LNC progressively more pointed questions about the structure of the LNC-Kennedy Joint Fundraising Committee and the legality of some alternative cash-transfer schemes. From: Keith Thompson To: LNC Business <lnc-bu…@lp.org>; 4eb01eb…@amer.teams.ms <4eb01eb…@amer.teams.ms>; businesslist-forward <businessli…@lp.org> Subject: RFK Jr. Joint Fundraiser Clarification, Please! Good morning, I’ve seen the RFK Jr. joint fundraiser portrayed a…