Isn't this illegal?
New York Times: "Aides said the president had signed off on a plan to dispatch cabinet officials, senior advisers at the White House and top campaign staff members to deliver speeches on behalf of Mr. Obama at fund-raising events for Priorities USA Action, the leading Democratic 'super PAC'."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/07/us/politics/with-a-signal-...
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I am pretty sure that this
is legal.
The republican candidates
The republican candidates have repeatedly said that they can have no contact with the super-pacs that support them. Then how can Obama send paid staff to actively help raise money for pacs that support him? Am I missing something? What does the actual law (or supreme court ruling) say?