DNC to file FEC complaint against John McCain
The DNC will file a complaint with the FEC on Monday against John McCain for his alleged violations of the campaign finance law.
Former Gov. Howard Dean, chair of the DNC, and Joe Sandler, DNC general counsel, held a press conference Sunday afternoon to announce the complaint. Gov. Dean said that McCain has already benefited from the matching funds program in 2 ways:
First, he used his future receipt of federal matching funds as collateral for a bank loan, but now wishes to withdraw from the matching funds program.
Second, a candidate who has been certified for matching funds gets free ballot access while other candidates must pay.
If McCain is properly considered part of the matching program, then he is likely to be exceeding the spending limits. [The limit for total primary spending is $42.05 million, according to the FEC.]
Dean said, "John McCain has made a career of pretending to be a reformer, but his reforms apply to everyone except him."