Democrats Accused of Violating Law in Race to Oust Mitch McConnellHaris Alic 17 Dec 2020
Democrats may have violated campaign finance laws in their heavily funded effort to oust Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) this past election cycle, according to a new complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
The Campaign Legal Center, a public-interest watchdog, is accusing the campaign of McConnell’s defeated Democratic opponent, Amy McGrath, of having illegally coordinated with a super PAC, Ditch Fund, that was active in the race. Ditch Fund, which raised a total of $23 million this past cycle, placed advertisements lambasting McConnell and supporting his challenger through the same firm that was “strategically placing†McGrath’s ads as well.
According to the CLC’s complaint, the McGrath campaign placed its ads through the Washington, D.C.-based media firm Buying Time LLC. Ditch Fund, on the other hand, placed its ads with Buying Time through a shell corporation named Targeted Platform Media LLC. The second entity shares an address and phone number with Buying Time, as well as the same chief executive.
“Such use of a common vendor helped to ensure that spending by [Ditch Fund] would be complementary to, and coordinated with,†McGrath’s “own efforts,†the CLC argues.
Using such a tactic, CLC claims that McGrath’s campaign and Ditch Fund illegally coordinated on more than $8 million dollars worth of ad spending against McConnell.
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