Lincoln Chafee Accidentally Declared That He’s Running for President
Somewhere out there an aide to former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is hoping the Federal Election Commission doesn't watch CNN.
During a Thursday appearance on CNN's "New Day," Chafee, the Republican-turned-independent-turned-potential Democratic presidential candidate said he was running and called himself an "underdog."
Chafee was asked why, out of all the undeclared Democrats in the race, he was the hitting Clinton the hardest. "Yes, that's why I'm running. Because I feel strong about where we're going as a country," he said. He went on to criticize her record as secretary of state.
“Yes, that's why I'm running."
Lincoln Chafee
Debbie Rich, Chafee spokesperson, later contacted CNN to clarify that no, actually, he's not running. "We are still in the exploratory committee phase," Rich told CNN. "We will file the proper papers to be an official candidate, but that has not happened yet."
Chafee announced his exploratory committee in a video last week, in which he criticized Republicans and praised President Obama.
The distinction is important—individuals who are exploring a presidential run and people who call themselves candidates are subject to different FEC rules. Last months two groups filed FEC complaints against Jeb Bush, Martin O'Malley, Rick Santorum and Scott Walker for violating campaign registration and donation disclosure rules.
more...
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-04-16/lincoln-chafee-accidentally-declared-that-he-s-running-for-president
= new reply since forum marked as read
