Subject: [big campaign] Letter to McCain campaign: Illegal corp contributions? From a lobbying firm?
From: David Donnelly <[email-masked]>
To: big campaign <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 12:15:48 -0400
List-Id: <bigcampaign.googlegroups.com>

This morning, Campaign Money Watch sent a letter to McCain campaign manager,
Rick Davis, urging them to answer pending questions about transactions
between Tom Loeffler¹s lobbying firm and a full-time employee of the McCain
campaign, fundraiser Susan Nelson. The key sections of the letter is here:
 
> We are concerned that the campaign may have received an illegal corporate
> contribution from Loeffler¹s lobbying firm which sent payments to your chief
> fundraiser on staff.
>  
> That¹s why we urge the campaign to immediately and publicly release the facts
> surrounding Ms. Nelson¹s simultaneous compensation by your campaign and the
> Loeffler Group. [Š]  If the McCain campaign believes that there are no
> violations of election or lobbying laws, then this information will prove you
> correct.
>  
> Since the campaign has likely collected this information in your current
> review of the lobbyists working for the campaign, it should not be a burden to
> provide it.
>  
> But without full disclosure from the campaign, questions about the
> appropriateness and integrity of the campaign¹s top staff fundraiser receiving
> payments from a major lobbying firm will persist. If the campaign is not
> willing to answer these questions, Campaign Money Watch may refer these
> questions to the Federal Election Commission or other authorities to
> investigate. 
 
You can read the entire letter here:
http://www.firethelobbyists.com/davis.html
 
It is a violation of federal election law to allow a corporation to pay the
salaries of campaign workers. We hope the McCain campaign takes this matter
seriously enough to provide a response.

Later today, we¹ll issue a web ad. I think you¹ll like it.

DD

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