[EL] Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?

[Smith, Brad]

$96,140,000, to be more precise.


Bradley A. Smith

Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault

   Professor of Law

Capital University Law School

303 E. Broad St.

Columbus, OH 43215

614.236.6317

http://law.capital.edu/faculty/bios/bsmith.aspx

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Probably around $80,000,000

Richard Winger 415-922-9779 PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147


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From: Sean Parnell <sean at impactpolicymanagement.com>
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In the incredibly unlikely event Trump does take public funding, does anybody have any idea what the dollar figure would be?


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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Hasen
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2016 10:41 AM
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Could Republican Donor Strike Lead Trump to Take Public Financing?<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83524>
Posted on June 13, 2016 6:52 am<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=83524> by Rick Hasen<http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
I doubt it, but here’s Politico:<http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/gop-donors-donald-trump-224218>
Still, many are struggling to see a clear path forward. Zwick noted that Trump is far behind where Romney was in the donor chase at this point four years ago. One option, he said, is for Trump to accept public financing. Under federal election laws, that would allow him to receive a lump sum of government funds while capping how much he’d be able to spend. In 2008, John McCain accepted public financing but found himself massively outspent by Barack Obama.
The prospect of a controversial billionaire accepting taxpayer funding would be one of the more bizarre twists of the 2016 campaign. But for a struggling Trump, it might be worth pursuing — especially with rising doubts about whether he can fill his coffers.
“Could they get organized and pull it off? Sure,” Zwick said. “They don’t have a lot of time left.”
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