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From: nrh@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: RReaganites Circumvent Campaign Spen
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Date: Fri, 9-Nov-84 01:19:50 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  9 01:19:50 1984
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Nf-From: inmet!nrh    Nov  7 12:42:00 1984

>***** inmet:net.politics / bbncca!rrizzo /  1:51 pm  Nov  5, 1984
>According to reports (Boston Sunday Globe, 11/4/84), conservative
>organizations spent at least $18 million on Reagan's re-election
>"in what are called independent expenditures that circumvent fed-
>eral spending limits" dictated by campaign funding reform laws.
>
>They also deliberately confuse the issue by giving themselves
>officially-sounding titles to connect them in donors' minds
>with the GOP & its campaign organization.  Title like the follow-
>ing proliferate:
>
>	Voters for Reagan
>	Americans for Reagan
>	...

Whoa!  Didn't Mondale pull something like this?  As I recall, it
exploded in his face.  (This story was in the Ohio "Plain Dealer"
several months ago).

Of course, BOTH Ronnie & Fritz are supported by the federal government
(remember that box you check on form 1040) when trying to get re-elected.
We were told, of course, that the law creating this fund (and
limiting contributions) would help avoid this sort of hassle.

So much for good intentions....