Bosse's letter of complaint to FEC on Horn

This is a clear case of sour grapes. I can't believe Pindell fell for this. You would think a reporter that has been around as long as him would have a working knowledge of Federal Election law and know that what the Horn campaign did is not only legal but sophisticated leading one to come to the opposite conclusion Bosse wants one to- her campaign has its act together and he is a fly by the night operation who doesnt even know election law.

It is sad Pindell fell for it.

He is right. You can't touch general election money in the primary. And it is hard to disagree that she did.

you cannot, by definition, use general election money before the primary. that is FEC law. period.

Wow...people will just believe about anything you write if you make it look pretty. However, this is just the same 'ol politics "WE THE PEOPLE" are getting tired of and we are looking for the candidate who will best represent our needs. This diversionary stunt eliminates you from the running my dear friend Grant.

It is unfortunate that anyone is able to throw out an accusation without basis...even if you are able to produce pretty graphs using Excel (btw...what a waste of time to have a staffer do that for you...oh, you don't have any staff...you had to produce it yourself?; Don't you think you should have been focusing on your own fund raising efforts instead - your first two quarters weren't very good). Seems to me one should support statements with facts.

So, with that in mind I would point you to the Federal Election Commission Campaign Guide, April 2008 (a document the Bosse Campaign should be familiar with...Please re-read it or get your hands on it if you don't have a copy).

It clearly states Chapter 4, Page 19:
Primary vs. General Election

Campaigns must adopt an accounting system to distinguish between contributions made for the primary election and those made for the general election, as discussed in Chapter 10, Section 1, “Fundraising.” 102.9(e). 3 Nevertheless, the campaign of a candidate running in the general election may spend unused primary contributions for general election expenses. The contributions would continue to apply toward the contributors’ limits for the primary. 110.3(c)(3). The campaign of a candidate running in the general election may use general election contributions for primary debts; the contributions would still count against the contributor’s general election limits. 110.1(b)(3)(iv). As noted above, should the candidate lose the primary, contributions accepted for the general must be refunded within 60 days. Therefore, candi­dates must ensure they have enough cash on hand to make those refunds if needed. AO 1986-17.

Chapter 4, Page 18:
Candidates Who Lose in the Primary

A candidate is entitled to an election limit only if he or she seeks office in that election. Thus, a candidate who loses the primary (or otherwise does not participate in the general election) does not have a separate limit for the general. If a candidate accepts contributions for the general election before the primary is held and loses the primary (or does not otherwise participate in the general election), the candidate’s principal campaign committee must return the general election con­tributions within 60 days of the primary. 102.9(e) and 110.1(b)(3)(i). See also in this Chapter, Section 4, “Designated and Undesignated Contributions,” and Section 8, “Contributions to Retire Debts.”

I despise doing other people's homework Mr. Bosse but your baseless attacks, and people buying into them, needed to be addressed with facts.

Looks like the FEC will file your complaint in the appropriate bin - the trash bin.

Bosse is doing Clegg's dirty work for him. What has the super-connected Clegg promised Bosse in exchange for his kamikaze mission?