Bush Has More Campaign Flexibility Than His Rivals

Although Jeb Bush “is perhaps the least coy of the pre-candidates about his plans to run — and among the most aggressive fundraisers — his announcement may not come for a while,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“Because of his support from big donors and the fact that he holds no federal office — unlike Cruz, Paul and Rubio, all Republican senators — the former Florida governor is ideally positioned to take advantage of massive holes that have been poked in campaign finance laws in recent years. So long as he doesn’t say the magic words ‘I’m running,’ Bush contends that he can raise and spend unlimited sums through a so-called super PAC under his control.”

“Instead of assembling an official campaign apparatus, Bush is trailblazing into a new frontier of super PACs. It is a place off-limits to most of his GOP competitors, who are inhibited by conflict-of-interest rules that limit how much money senators and congressmen can solicit and from whom.”