In a move that signals a major new effort to woo elderly voters to Obama, the AFL-CIO is dropping a scorching new mailer in battleground states hammering John McCain on Social Security and directly referencing McCain’s wealth, his corporate jet, and his expensive Italian shoes.
“McCain’s worth over $100 million,” reads the mailer, which we obtained [...]
In 2004, Republicans demanded fuller disclosure about the considerable fortune of Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
Now, the GOP is reaping what it sowed.
Having established a recent precedent for increased scrutiny of spousal finances, the party now finds its own presumptive nominee, John McCain, under an unwanted spotlight over the fortune [...]
The campaign didn’t reimburse Cindy McCain for the March 7-9, 2007, trip, which included the event near Times Square that brought in an estimated $100,000. Should it have done so?
According to federal campaign finance rules, the answer is yes — and no, depending on which portion of the code is applied.
Link:WSJ.com
