Records show fundraising tactics of Wis. governor
Source: Associated Press
Records show fundraising tactics of Wis. governor
Posted: Feb 20, 2014 10:22 AM CST
Updated: Feb 20, 2014 10:43 AM CST
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Newly released records show that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign partnered with a Republican lieutenant governor candidate in 2010 to tap wealthy donors who had already given all they could to Walker, a move designed to bolster their potential ticket.
The behind-the-scenes navigating of Wisconsin's campaign finance laws by Walker staffers was revealed Wednesday as part of the release of 28,000 pages of documents collected during a criminal investigation into one of the governor's aides.
Walker, who faces re-election this year and is considering a run for president in 2016, was not charged with any wrongdoing in the investigation that closed last year with convictions against six of his former aides and associates.
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The newly released records show how Walker's campaign was working closely with Republican lieutenant governor candidate Brett Davis' campaign to milk all they could out of Walker's supporters during his first run for governor, in 2010. The plan eventually fell apart because Davis lost in the primary election. Walker at the time was the Milwaukee County executive.
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in Walker's teflon - that is, besides his liar complex. 