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May 13, 2015 4:56PM
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NoJusticeNoPeace
(5,018 posts)tells me he wants a job he not only isnt qualified for, but nothing he could do would qualify him, short of becoming a liberal.
napkinz
(17,199 posts)napkinz
(17,199 posts)BY LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
Bush's language matters because it impacts compliance of campaign finance law and how much money he's able to raise.
Paul S. Ryan, senior council with The Campaign Legal Center, a campaign finance watchdog group that has already filed challenges against four presidential hopefuls for alleged violations of campaign finance law, said Bush's latest flub, however, is just more evidence that Bush is already a candidate.
"This is not a slip of the tongue but a slip of the mask, revealing what we all know to be true," Ryan said. "He decided a long time ago and he's playing a charade by evading campaign finance law by denying he's a candidate."
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So why does it matter if he says that he's running for president?
The moment Bush announces, he is confined to campaign finance laws, including a major one that limits the amount he can raise from an individual to $2,7000 for the primary. Currently, Bush has been raising tens of millions of dollars through his super PAC Right to Rise. That's a lot of money at stake.
In addition, once Bush is an official candidate, he can no longer coordinate with his super PAC.
read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/why-jeb-bushs-running-president-slip-matters-n358931
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)capable of slip ups.