Ramaswamy’s Unprecedented Fundraising Scheme on Safe Legal Ground, Former FEC Chairman Says

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Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-off in West Des Moines, Iowa, April 22, 2023.

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Commissions, American flags, and gift cards: Vivek Ramaswamy and Doug Burgum unveiled their own novel incentives for donors to their presidential campaigns this week, raising questions about the legality and ethics around their respective schemes.

Ramaswamy is encouraging donors to recruit others to donate to his campaign by offering a 10 percent commission on the contributions they raise. Burgum, meanwhile, said he will give away $20 gift cards to the first 50,000 donors who donate even $1 to his campaign.

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Brittany Bernstein is the deputy news editor of National Review Online.

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