A top aide to Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer in Iowa has privately offered campaign contributions to local politicians in exchange for endorsing his White House bid, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the conversations.
Courtney declined to name Murphy as the Steyer aide who made the offer, but several other local politicians said they received similar propositions, and all confirmed the proposal came from Murphy himself. Most requested anonymity to speak freely about the issue. Another, Iowa state Rep. Karin Derry, said Murphy didn’t explicitly offer a specific dollar amount, but made it clear Derry would receive financial support if she backed Steyer.
Lammers, Steyer’s campaign press secretary, said the candidate hasn’t made any individual contributions to local officials in Iowa and won’t be making any this year. In an email, Lammers said Steyer’s endorsements “are earned because of Tom’s campaign message,” and distanced the candidate from Murphy.
The overtures do not appear to have made much of a difference for Steyer. Aside from Murphy’s support, Steyer has received the endorsement of just one Iowan since entering the race in July — that of former state Rep. Roger Thomas. “It’s legal if you disclose a payment for an endorsement on your campaign finance report,” said Adav Noti, a former Federal Election Commission attorney who now works for the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center in Washington. But, he added, “it would be unlawful if you don’t disclose it, or you disclose it but try to hide who the recipient is, or try to hide what that purpose was.”
Sleeve all
The aide? Does this aide have money independent from Steyer that would make you try to deflect from the person who has the money to pay for those endorsements?
So sick of this tool. You need to go Tom. Nobody likes you. Despite your bribes.
There's a rule about sanctimonious and self-righteous people and it goes like this: they're all hypocrites. Praise them as you wish, dumb people.
He also paid to be in the last debate.
TomSteyer you need to drop out. Stealing volunteer data and now this, no way is ever vote for you. So disappointing
Democrats are creeps
I am so over rich men who think money makes them Presidential.
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