Kids 'R' Us; Candidates, Especially Clinton, Getting Cash From Children

Blotter
Posted: 2007-10-25 19:28:43

Earlier this week the Washington Post -- using data from the Center for Responsive Politics -- looked at money "donated" by children to presidential candidates.

It's a loophole being exploited because the Federal Election Commission has not set any age limit on donations and doesn't ask donors' ages, thus permitting parents who want to donate more than the $2,300 limit per person per election to give more than one person can give.

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Often these kids are identified as "students" in FEC listings..."Students" gave $2.8 million to candidates in the entire 2004 cycle...they have passed that already in the first nine months of 2007.

And most of that cash -- 69 percent -- is going to Democrats. The biggest recipient of tot cash -- Hillary Clinton.

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