A Conflict for Elaine Marshall?
May 19, 2010 - by
Is there an inherent conflict in Secretary of State Elaine Marshall regulating lobbyists while running ads about “taking on” lobbyists?
And is it proper for Marshall
I’ve talked to several lobbyists who are outraged by what they see as a conflict, but are afraid to speak out.
Last week, the Marshall campaign sent out – in its daily news summary – a press release announcing that Marshall
Just before the Senate primary, news broke that Marshall
One person emailed me:
“The SoS has an investigative group (including a former SBI investigator), and the rules and paperwork associated with lobbying have become so confusing that everyone’s afraid that a technical paperwork violation will put them on the front page of the N&O as a common criminal.”
Two lobbyists told me Marshall
Cunningham hasn’t made an issue of this. But the Republicans will. Tom Fetzer and Richard Burr will use it to paint Democrats as the party of corruption, scandal and prison stripes.
This is the second time Marshall
This time, if she wins the primary, she should consider stepping aside temporarily. That would eliminate the possibility that she’ll cross a legal or ethical line. Plus, she won’t be subject to charges that she’s campaigning on state time.
A Conflict for Elaine Marshall?
May 19, 2010/
Is there an inherent conflict in Secretary of State Elaine Marshall regulating lobbyists while running ads about “taking on” lobbyists?
And is it proper for Marshall
I’ve talked to several lobbyists who are outraged by what they see as a conflict, but are afraid to speak out.
Last week, the Marshall campaign sent out – in its daily news summary – a press release announcing that Marshall
Just before the Senate primary, news broke that Marshall
One person emailed me:
“The SoS has an investigative group (including a former SBI investigator), and the rules and paperwork associated with lobbying have become so confusing that everyone’s afraid that a technical paperwork violation will put them on the front page of the N&O as a common criminal.”
Two lobbyists told me Marshall
Cunningham hasn’t made an issue of this. But the Republicans will. Tom Fetzer and Richard Burr will use it to paint Democrats as the party of corruption, scandal and prison stripes.
This is the second time Marshall
This time, if she wins the primary, she should consider stepping aside temporarily. That would eliminate the possibility that she’ll cross a legal or ethical line. Plus, she won’t be subject to charges that she’s campaigning on state time.