Nathan L. Gonzales wrote an article on Roll Call discussing how ethics problems can be serious trouble for any politician, but party strategists often use Federal Election Committee (FEC) complaints to play games with the opposition, because the allegation has a slim chance of being ruled on before Election Day.
Whether the accusation is true is beside the point. The accusers know simply filing a complaint will generate media attention and cast doubt on the accused.
As the campaign season starts to heat up, it’s important for political reporters and those who read or watch their stories to remember the act of filing a complaint with the FEC is only slightly harder than emailing out a press release. And the likelihood that it becomes a campaign issue is small, unless the media trumpets the filing as something of substance.
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