It's also the first election in several years where the Republican Party is at risk of losing control of Congress. The Republicans are consequently pulling every tactic, clean and dirty, they can to keep in power.
If the same ruling is not made against the equivalent Republican organization, then it's pretty obvious that this is an outright attack on the Democratic Party. And it's a win-win situation for the Republicans: either they pay the taxes, depriving them of that much of their warchest, or they take the matter to court, losing warchest money again to legal fees, or they refuse to pay, leaving them open to greater legal penalties and Republican spin. In fact, all three paths are open to spin favorable to the Republicans.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...
If the same ruling is not made against the equivalent Republican organization, then it's pretty obvious that this is an outright attack on the Democratic Party. And it's a win-win situation for the Republicans: either they pay the taxes, depriving them of that much of their warchest, or they take the matter to court, losing warchest money again to legal fees, or they refuse to pay, leaving them open to greater legal penalties and Republican spin. In fact, all three paths are open to spin favorable to the Republicans.
-- Bob
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...The President is on the line
As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by...