The FEC has a pending advisory opinion request regarding a self-described “homemaker” who seeks to draw a salary from the campaign. The issue seems to center on the apparent condition that the candidate, to be paid from the campaign, must have had earned income in the year prior to the campaign. “This additional safeguard will […]
Day: March 23, 2008
Wasted Money
Reading “California: Campaigns Waste Lots of Money,” in The San Francisco Chronicle reminds me of the common saying that half the money campaigns spend is wasted; the problem is nobody knows which half.