Posted on 08/19/2014 5:31:06 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes is under fire with questions about services provided to her campaign by companies owned by her father, which could potentially be considered an illegal in-kind contribution.
Politico reporter Manu Raju was first to report on the cost difference in what a normal campaign bus rental and what Grimes is paying for the rental of a 45-foot-long bus she is using to campaign around the state. The bus, featuring a large photo of Grimes on the side, was acquired by a company owned by her father—former Kentucky Democratic Party chair Jerry Lundergan—shortly after the campaign began.
From the Politico story:
A review of Federal Election Commission records shows Grimes paid less than $11,000 through June to rent the bus for at least 24 days, amounting to about $456 per day. Officials at four bus companies said they typically charge $1,500 to $2,000 a day to rent a similarly sized bus, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign said it spent at least $2,200 per day to rent essentially the same bus during a swing earlier this month. That would amount to a savings of...
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Still isn’t as compromised as McConnell...
Am I reading this right? The allegation is that a family businss is charging her a day rate that is less than an alleged competitor cost?
This does not seem like much of a scandal?
If the family business was charging twice or maybe 5X normal, but... 1/3?
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