In 2007, Hillary Clinton defended her South Carolina presidential marketing campaign in opposition to allegations of endorsement-buying after her m
In 2007, Hillary Clinton defended her South Carolina presidential marketing campaign in opposition to allegations of endorsement-buying after her marketing campaign entered a $10,000-a-month consulting contract with state Senator Darrell Jackson, a Columbia lawmaker and pastor who additionally operated a consulting firm.
“Senator Jackson was somebody who was concerned in my husband’s campaigns,” Mrs. Clinton stated on the time. “He was somebody we turned to for political recommendation and counsel and I’m proud to have him on my group.”
At occasions the follow can cross authorized boundaries: A former Iowa state senator was despatched to jail in 2017 after a federal investigation revealed he had taken greater than $70,000 from Ron Paul’s presidential marketing campaign and that the cash had been paid to an audio-visual manufacturing firm to cover the fee from public view. Three former aides to Mr. Paul were also convicted of public corruption prices.
Mr. Sanders’s marketing campaign stated it was happy with its connection to the 2 South Carolina lawmakers. “We’re proud that two leaders who endorsed in 2016 are usually not solely supporting the senator once more in 2020 but in addition working laborious to assist us win,” stated an announcement issued on behalf of the marketing campaign by Nina Turner, a former Ohio state senator and a marketing campaign co-chair.
A number of present and former black elected officers expressed concern, although, that funds to officers who additionally endorse candidates, nonetheless authorized, may create the impression that their help may be purchased.
“I’m 75 years of age, and all my life you’ve had candidates come into the predominantly black neighborhood and dropping out a number of {dollars} or numerous {dollars} to some folks,” stated Bernice Scott, a former member of the Richland County, S.C., council who helps Mr. Biden. “Name it consulting or no matter they need to name it, I wouldn’t do it. It places a nasty style in everyone’s mouth.”
Mr. Steyer, a billionaire who is essentially self-funding his marketing campaign, has spent lavishly in South Carolina on promoting and employees and has additionally retained Harold Mitchell, an environmental activist and former state senator from Spartanburg who starred in an ad for Mr. Steyer, endorsing the previous hedge fund supervisor.