Is Franken Buying Campaign Cash?
Posted by Andy on September 28th, 2007
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t it illegal to buy votes?
While supplies last (we’ll let you know when they’re gone), we’ll send a complete set of Al Franken for Senate State Fair trading cards to anyone who makes a contribution of at least $100 during our sprint to the finish line this week. If you can afford a contribution of $500 or more, we’ll break into call time to have Al sign your set.
Yeah, I know he isn’t buying votes, but he is offering something of value if you donate.
Isn’t that against campaign finance laws?
I only ask because Franken has made the offer again in his latest email bleg for campaign cash as the 3rd quarter deadline approaches.
Is the an election lawyer in the readership?
Can he give away something of value away from his official campaign in order to get people to give him money?
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September 28th, 2007 at 9:15 am
He was handing those out at the fair for free, I think, so he must have had trouble peddling them. I was offered one, but didn’t want a deck of cards in which every one was a joker. Too bad I walked away before I thought of that comeback.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:55 am
not illegal.
Bush was offering up signed photographs of him in the White House for certain amounts of donations in 2000 (i know because someone i know has one).
September 28th, 2007 at 11:18 am
He might have a problem if he was running for state senate, since there are MN statues regulating politicians giving something of value (the no candy at parades law.)
This is national.
This is no different than the $1000 a plate fund raisers.
But the sad part is this is the best that Norm has going for him, finding things Franken has done wrong.
Norm can always be counted on to vote with on the 80% that it doesn’t matter, and to fail us on the 20% that do (The Hillary Care Lite vote being the latest)
I know Franken is a disaster, but if Norm is not there when it counts, what’s the difference.