Jeb Bush makes a slip of the tongue, which should immediately disqualify this charade that allows him to receive and hoard a reported hundred million dollars in cash while ignoring campaign finance laws.
Yes, it was a slip of the tongue. But.
Speaking to reporters in Nevada today, undeclared 2016 likely presidential candidate and likely frontrunner Jeb Bush said he’s running for president, then tried to take it back.
“I’m running for president in 2016, and the focus is going to be about how we – if I run – how do you sustain high economic growth, where more people have a chance at earned success.”
By not declaring, Jeb Bush is legally allowed to accept and hoard oodles of cash without having to obey the federal law that allows a candidate to accept a maximum of $2700 from donors.
“Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is taking things to an entirely new level: putting off his official entry into the 2016 race so he can raise vast sums for a super PAC that’s supposed to be entirely independent of his all-but-certain campaign,” MSNBC reports.
Bush is “raising unlimited funds for his Right to Rise super PAC instead,” MSNBC notes. Super PACs “can accept unlimited donations from wealthy individuals and from corporations. The only rule: they must operate independently of a candidate’s official campaign operation.”
The word ‘candidate’ is key. Since Bush isn’t yet an announced candidate, he is essentially exploiting a loophole in the law and soliciting for his own super PAC.Â
“I’m running for president in 2016” sounds like Bush just officially tossed his hat into the ring. Now, how about he starts obeying the law?
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