Willard just can’t win. And I mean that literally:
Washington (CNN) – The New Hampshire Democratic Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission Friday against potential 2012 candidate Mitt Romney, raising questions about how the former Massachusetts governor is using money raised through his state political action committees to aid his probable bid for the White House.
Romney’s federal and state-level PACs have raised $1.9 million through the end of March. Though these funds may not be used toward a presidential bid, the complaint alleges that the Romney campaign is using these committees to circumvent federal contribution limits, which caps the maximum individual contribution at $5,000 for both the primary and general election seasons. Money raised through the committees may only be spent ahead of a candidate’s official presidential announcement.
The complaint… accuses him of using “soft money,” or unlimited donations to political parties from labor unions, corporations or individuals, banned, to fund his presidential campaign, which federal law prohibits.
Democrats, insinuating that Willard is just a tad desperate, are calling this an “Enron-style accounting scheme” and “funneling”. Of course, Romney’s people are poo-pooing the whole thing as a political move, something, of course, that Romney’s team is above, right?
By the way, Willard, how’s ignoring that RomneyCare health reform mandate working for you?
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