As Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Hillary Clinton have already announced they are running for President many are wondering why Jeb Bush is holding out. Adam Smith of the Tampa Bay Times says he knows why. It is because Jeb Bush is stretching or some may say breaking campaign finance laws.
Bush made his decision four months ago when he announced he would:actively explore the possibility of running for president.
Since then he has been crisscrossing the country, holding fundraisers, courting Republican activists resigned from some corporate boards, selling his interests in businesses that could be seen as a conflict of interest and hiring campaign professionals. He is also opening a campaign office in Miami soon.
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After interviewing Bush on Tuesday the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review stated the following:
Who are they kidding? Bush already is in but has not announced and there is only one reason why he hasn’t. It is because he knows when he throws his hat into the ring campaign finance law restrictions will kick in and he will be limited on how he can raise and spend money. It will also limit how much he can coordinate with leaders of his “Right to Rise” PAC that was expected to have earned at least $100 million by the end of March.Bush has not decided whether to run for the White House, but he would like to have the job, he said.
Some are starting to say Jeb Bush is not starting his campaign off to a good start by lying even before he announces he is running. No one actually believes Bush is not running for president so all he is doing now is stalling.
Bush has not even announced an exploratory committee because if he did it would require him to pay for his travel and individuals could not contribute more than $2,700 each. As a non-candidate Bush can fund his non-campaign with $100,000 a-head fundraisers.
Bush is not the only one playing the game but he is one of the worst offenders. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie are also not being truthful. The difference is Bush is raising the most money and pushing the envelope the furthest on campaign finance laws.
Two non-partisan campaign finance groups, the Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21, have filed complaints against Bush, Scott Walker, Rick Santorum and Martin O’Malley. They say the candidates are not only skirting the laws, they are breaking them. The campaigns on the other hand, say they are in compliance.
