1/ “'This is a legal form of money laundering in order to help a handful of wealthy donors get around federal contribution limits,'” said Brendan Fischer, an attorney with the Campaign Legal Center, a non-partisan group focused on campaign finance, voting rights & other issues."
2/ @MattForMontana "Rosendale spokesman Shane Scanlon did not return a call or email for comment."
Remember Shane Scanlon, who was @GregForMontana's spokesman last year?
Remember Shane Scanlon, who was @GregForMontana's spokesman last year?
3/ @MattForMontana "donors... included Home Depot co-founder Marcus Bernard, Ariel Corp. executives Tom Rastin and Karen Wright and Rytec Corp. head Donald Grasso." (more on donors downthread)...
4/ Dem response: “This kind of deceptive tactic is par for the course for MattRosendale. It’s no surprise that an out-of-state guy depending on out-of-state special interests to prop up his campaign would resort to shady fundraising tactics that skirt the law to benefit himself”
5/ "Rosendale’s accounting procedures appear to give him a way to help close the money gap with Tester, who had more than $6 million in cash as of May, by squeezing a little extra from big GOP donors."
7/ "Nine donors stepped up in April and May to help retire the campaign’s debt to Rosendale," including:
Tom Rastin and his wife, Karen Wright
Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus and his wife Wilma
Veteran political consultant Roy Pfautch
Texas oil tycoons Wayne and Gayle Laufer.
Tom Rastin and his wife, Karen Wright
Home Depot founder Bernie Marcus and his wife Wilma
Veteran political consultant Roy Pfautch
Texas oil tycoons Wayne and Gayle Laufer.
8/EOT "The Rosendale campaign still owed the candidate $176,863 as of its latest FEC filing. If the campaign decides to employ the same creative accounting in the future, that’s a lot of money that the campaign can accept above normal individual contribution limits."
