Kent Cooper
Kent Cooper
Kent Cooperserved with the Associated Press for 41 years, including positions as general manager from 1925 to 1943 and concluding his career as executive director. Cooper is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York...
campaign candidates compare file finance possible received reported tribes
Because tribes do not file campaign finance reports, it is not possible to compare or double-check the amounts received by candidates and reported on the candidates' campaign finance reports.
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That's a huge expense. Most of these pre-presidential-type candidates will do this and use their leadership PACs as much as possible.
admitting avenues exactly explaining motivation
Now you've got someone admitting exactly what the motivation was and explaining all the avenues they used.
reported tribe
One tribe has been reported with over 75 different names.
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It's probably an indicator of someone who's organized, someone who's dedicated, who's investing the time and energy early on.
issue
There's always some hot-button issue where it's a slugfest by industry.
lobbyist trip
You don't know where the trip went. You don't know who went on it. You don't know if a lobbyist was on it.