Of all the politicians Navatek courted under Kao’s leadership, [Senator Dusan] Collins was its most important patron,” the investigative outlet reported. “The senator’s office steered government contracts worth millions toward the company while her campaign was pumping Kao and his network for donations, according to emails seen by ProPublica. Sometimes they cut checks within 24 hours of the annual defense spending bill, which funds military contracts, clearing a key Senate hurdle.”
I have yet to see the courts define what constitutes “organize with campaign” and I suspect they won’t try.
The courts will have to judge on a case by case basis and if you’re a Republican defendant then you can take it to the Supreme court for them to find you innocent, or slow walk the decision until after the election in which it all becomes all moot.
But if you’re a Democrat and make it to the Supreme court, they will rule against you swiftly via the shadow docket.
Democrat: organizing with campaign if you exist in the same zip code at any point GOP: organizing only if you crawl into the voting booth with candidate