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Originally Posted by Yssup Rider
Federal election, bambino. Limited individual contributions.
Beto took no PAC money.
Get your facts straight.
And save the insults for another forum.
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Get YOUR facts straight....more sleight of hand from the left. The shameless fuckers!!
Cruz's campaign pointed out in a statement last week that O'Rourke has collected $172,000 from the J Street PAC, which supports Democratic candidates who favor a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Cruz called on O'Rourke to return the cash.
O'Rourke's campaign finance reports do show $170,000 in donations tied to J Street PAC but the money came from individual donors, not the J Street PAC.
Here's how it works: J Street PAC lists O'Rourke as one of the candidates it supports in the 2018 midterm elections and offers a link on its website for anyone to donate to O'Rourke directly. The PAC also hosted an event to collect individual donations to put directly toward his campaign. The Federal Election Commission calls these "conduit contributions ," which means both the individual donor and the organization that gathered the money must be listed on campaign finance forms.
The FEC doesn't consider conduit contribution as PAC money, a spokeswoman for the agency confirmed. Neither do campaign finance experts, who say the donations are more transparent than PAC donations.
"No, it's not a PAC donation," said Victoria Farrar-Myers, an expert on campaign finance at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
While O'Rourke hasn't broken his pledge, it is fair for Cruz to point out he's getting support from a PAC. The J Street PAC could only legally donate $5,000 to O'Rourke in each election cycle.
Another time when you should put your brain in gear before you put your mouth in gear...I know that isn't possible!! Pack your bags...