The Argus Leader has a story today headlined "Violations alleged in Senate race." Excerpt:
[A]ides to Republican candidate John Thune say fliers mailed to advertise this month's South Dakota Technology Summit, hosted by Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, violated campaign finance laws because Daschle's name and picture are featured.The summit, which Daschle has hosted every year since 2001, brings together South Dakota business representatives in an effort to help the state capture high-tech jobs.
Thune's campaign contends the mailing is a backdoor way of promoting Daschle by using the corporate money that will pay for the conference. Under new campaign rules that took effect in November 2002, candidates are no longer allowed to work with outside groups - such as the tech-summit organizers - on mailings or ads that refer to candidates within 120 days of a primary or general election.
You can access the South Dakota Technology Summit's website HERE. DVT has more.
Only two weeks ago, the Daschle campaign even admitted they violated the federal campaign law that Daschle championed. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) was one of Daschle's top priorities when he was the Senate Majority Leader. Shouldn't Tom Daschle be "troubled" by his campaign systematically breaking the law he championed?
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