....Citizens United, it turns out, is supporting Mandel already.
So far, it is doing so the old-fashioned way: with contributions to Mandel's own campaign. Although Mandel won't have to disclose the contributions he has received until after the end of this quarter, political action committees file financial reports to the Federal Election Commission on a different schedule. A recent filing discovered by The Plain Dealer in a review of PAC records shows that Citizens United's own PAC -- the Citizens United Political Victory Fund -- donated $10,000 to Mandel on April 5. Half the donation is for the primary and half for the general election.....
.....Citizens United's contribution was among the first of any to Mandel's Senate campaign (by law, it had to be). It's far from the last. Mandel will be in Washington next Monday for a fund-raising reception hosted by a dozen lobbyists, lawyers and consultants.
Josh Mandel has still not answered whether he supports SB 5.
>According to some tweets by Republican right winger, SB 5 author (really?), Shannon Jones, Josh Mandel is giving a political speech today. Is he doing it on his lunch hour or is he doing political stuff on state time?
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sjones524 Shannon Jones
Off to Center Right meeting in Hamilton Co. Grover Norquist to speak.
> A lot of people are looking at how Josh Mandel conducts business. Here is a tidbit from from the DSCC:
Now, Mr. Mandel is caught in an ethics storm for using taxpayer resources to promote his fledging U.S. Senate campaign. And in response, Mandel is stonewalling, refusing to answer questions about the allegations that he used tax-payer resources for his fledgling U.S. Senate campaign.
BASICS: Two days ago, a state ethics complaint was filed against Mandel, alleging he illegally published online content created with tax-payer funds to his new federal campaign site, a clear violation of election law. Take a look here and here. Look similar to you?
...."Mandel’s office did not respond to calls..." [Dayton Daily News, 6/7/11]
How can we forget how the Mandel camp smeared Kevin Boyce with lies and innuendos in the last election?
