A Federal Election Commission opinion in March that was thanks to legal pressure from Democratic attorney Marc Elias ended up giving an assist to the Trump campaign and is poised to reshape the campaign finance system.
The FEC opinion put forth that political campaigns and outside political action committees may coordinate on canvassing get-out-the-vote efforts, holding that such work does not constitute “public communications” in violation of federal rules.
It was issued because Elias Law Group, the firm of the attorney who has shaped the Democratic Party’s legal apparatus and has long represented top party brass, petitioned the regulator to allow a George Soros-funded PAC to work with party committees and campaigns in Texas.
The opinion was historic and sent shock waves throughout Washington, D.C., where law firms specializing in campaign finance had long advised…
