About 100 British left-wing activists have been bankrolled by Kamala Harris' campaign in battleground states, raising allegations of election interference and even violations of US election law.
A social media post by Britain's ruling Labor Party's operations director asking for “Labor staff” to campaign in North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia has sparked concerns. A message from Labour's Sophia Patel promised paid accommodation to those who took up the offer. In a now-deleted post, she wrote:
In the coming weeks, nearly 100 Labor Party staff (current and former) will travel to the United States, heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia. We have 10 spots open to everyone to head to the battleground state of North Carolina. Classify your residence. If you are interested, please email laborforkamala@gmail.com. thank you!
NBC15 News memo Patel previously campaigned in the United States for Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign.
Some, including Elon Musk and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have raised concerns that the group may be breaking U.S. law, and British politicians are concerned about attempts to interfere overseas. He suggested that it would be better to return to Britain and resolve many of the country's problems rather than do so. She said: [Federal Election Commission] law. Foreign nationals are not allowed to participate in U.S. elections under any circumstances. Go back to Britain and solve for yourself the mass immigration problem that is ruining the country. ”
Currently, under U.S. Federal Election Commission rules, foreign nationals are allowed to volunteer in political campaigns, but they are not allowed to pay salaries, make donations, or spend money on campaigns. or take on leadership (“decision-making”) roles. Therefore, whether these laws are complied with will need to be determined by the FEC, but the influential Westminster gossip blog Guido Fawkes state It is understood that the Democratic Party pays for the Labor Party staff's travel to the United States and that they campaign “at their own time,” which would be legal.
Nevertheless, as Brexit leader Nigel Farage has pointed out, having the British ruling party's operations chief organize volunteers is a good idea for the Trump campaign in case he becomes the next president. For the government, which was trying to build a bridge between the two countries, it is not without the possibility of unforeseen consequences. president. Mr Farage said: “This is direct election interference by the ruling Labor Party and would be especially foolish if Mr Trump wins.” Who is paying for all this? ”
Mr Farage himself is campaigning on behalf of his friend Trump, but the scale of the coordinated effort to transport left-wing activists from the UK to the US has led some to put the move in a separate category. That's clear. Sen. Tom Cotton said the rise of labor activists was “another reason to vote for President Trump,” and former Breitbart editor Dr. Sebastian Gorka condemned the development.
That was the case last month reported by washington post Senior Labor strategists were reportedly advising Kamala Harris' campaign on how to “win back disaffected voters and run a winning campaign from the centre-left.”
