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And the arms race—with campaigns rushing to capitalize on loopholes and the EC eager to close them—may be what leads some to accuse the commission of being overly nitpicky in administering the rules.
Policing all these antics is a tall task, but some long-term benefit has apparently come out of it: according to Taylor, at least one former EC member has gone on to work for the Federal Election Commission.
Since the Election Commission that runs the presidential race places strict limits on campaigning—currently, the race lasts only eight days, and there are controlls on communication, such as an ban on e-mail campaigning—it is nearly impossible for a candidate to contact the thousands...
“When you’ve got 100 people running around, you’ve got to keep them organized,” he says. “Or you’ll have people campaigning off-message or some people breaking campaign rules and the candidates will...
“They’ve been to the historical commission. They’ve been to the land court,” said attorney Thomas J. Harrington. “Let’s not create new processes.”