[EL] Alleged NRA Coordination

[Smith, Brad]

This is the stupidest argument I've seen on campaign finance this cycle. I literally laughed out loud when I was first told about it. Although the bribery argument against the Maine Political Alliance is a pretty tough competitor.


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

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“Exclusive: Audio Reveals Potentially Illegal Coordination Between NRA and Montana Senate Hopeful Matt Rosendale”<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d101146&c=E,1,1lm0elq81J1_MjtWJ0cvQvn6YfoN4T1NWZFfkpX-47X6eKl9EFFjpxXN05ifcgjCALM3vKSQ4cZwAI_JHUnaFDx9YUDOU8HI3FFneKTu&typo=1>
Posted on September 13, 2018 10:20 am<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fp%3d101146&c=E,1,K90RinjdqAMbr9ApvvU5Aq9JOWXb2XQdRyH3Zgq0hbrOUtqaWTBdAhk6RcRyEqcEXuw7WcT8T9VY_upvdGXlKksyfy1L6J6vL3YTaTlKmYHa-6wQnlcDEMvtYg,,&typo=1> by Rick Hasen<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2felectionlawblog.org%2f%3fauthor%3d3&c=E,1,XKvPl7wkZQGzBGg9jmDEqlDpqfMrY0ucC5G9_UFoIrbvPbMNwIqs9HERujwGHuNhXxYqr9ZjjlWBdtaChoWR6MflpUyS2NRA83SEcLJyFSr3kU3PgelR&typo=1>

Daily Beast:<https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-audio-reveals-potentially-illegal-coordination-between-nra-and-montana-senate-hopeful-matt-rosendale?ref=wrap>

Before the National Rifle Association dropped hundreds of thousands of dollars to try to flip a competitive, Democratic-held Senate seat, the gun-rights group’s chief lobbyist apparently gave the race’s Republican challenger a heads-up.

Chris Cox, the top political strategist for the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA), assured Montana Republican Matt Rosendale that the group would spend heavily to support his bid to unseat Sen. Jon Tester, Rosendale told attendees at a July event in Washington.

PAY DIRT exclusively obtained audio<https://soundcloud.com/user-379527848/matt-rosendale-on-nra-support/s-uApYn> of Rosendale’s remarks, which good-government groups say raise serious questions of potentially illicit coordination between Rosendale and an independent political group supporting his campaign.
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