IF it got to the level of an actual prosecution, it would be one of the campaign workers who ran the raffle. There’s no way a candidate is going to be held criminally liable for actions of staffers, unless it is provable that he directed the staffers to take illegal actions.
Think for example about reports that people working on a campaign slash tires, or steal signs. If there are any charges, it’s always for some staffer or volunteer.
Even when there is civil violations of FEC rules, the campaign pays the fines, the money doesn’t come personally from the candidate.
Furthermore, Obama could kill a guy in cold blood on the lawn of the White House, and the Senate would never vote to remove him from office. You might get the house to impeach him I guess.
“IF it got to the level of an actual prosecution, it would be one of the campaign workers who ran the raffle. There’s no way a candidate is going to be held criminally liable for actions of staffers, unless it is provable that he directed the staffers to take illegal actions.”
Except for the fact that there is a YouTube video of Obama personally making a pitch for one of these raffles. Sort of hard to let a peon take the fall when your name is on it personally. Obama never heard of “Do it but don’t tell me about it.” His name also appears as a signature on one of the E-mails.