Fundraising for the Permanent Campaign


	Fundraising for the Permanent Campaign

merrie

6-16-2009 9:04 PM

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dnc, illegal & unethical, campaign for donations, disclaimer

merrie says:

So the email purports to come from the President, and redirects to a web site that bears his name and campaign imagery in order to collect money on a (presumably) secure server... so how can they put the following disclaimer on their fundraising?

This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Is this legal and ethical?

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