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Breaking: Jeb Bush, in apparent slip, says 'I'm running for president' (Original Post) napkinz May 2015 OP
I am on pins and needles to find out when a horribly unqualified human being NoJusticeNoPeace May 2015 #1
you don't think the third time is the charm? napkinz May 2015 #2
Why Jeb Bush's 'Running For President' Slip Matters napkinz May 2015 #3
It seems, like his bother he is yuiyoshida May 2015 #4
"don't get fooled again" napkinz May 2015 #5

NoJusticeNoPeace

(5,018 posts)
1. I am on pins and needles to find out when a horribly unqualified human being
Wed May 13, 2015, 07:19 PM
May 2015

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)
3. Why Jeb Bush's 'Running For President' Slip Matters
Thu May 14, 2015, 02:11 PM
May 2015

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

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