During the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon cast himself as the spokesperson for the silent majority. Nixon defeated Hubert Humphrey in the election.
Yes. It's not considered a "campaign contribution", so it isn't subject to the normal restrictions. If a candidate wants to find his campaign entirely by himself, it's perfectly legal for him to do so.
How can a president pardon himself without admitting to a crime
Oliver Cromwell overthrew the monarchy and established himself as Lord Protector. His son Richard also served.
The South loved it. The North hated it. And the unknown Abraham Lincoln debated its implications with presidential hopeful Stephen Douglas in Illinois, emerging as a front-runner himself.
The American Political Excutive? If you mean the President of the United States, then yes, they almost have to be in order to even run in the Presidential Election. Barack Obama himself spent $1.7 Billion. Billion Much of it was Privately raised which means that he made several deals with large business leaders and he himself had to have had tens of millions of dollars originally without any fund raising. That, in my opinion, puts him as part of the economic elite.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (there weren't 50 states till 1959); President Eisenhower could not campaign for himself, since he had served two terms, but he went out to various states to campaign for Richard Nixon.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (there weren't 50 states till 1959); President Eisenhower could not campaign for himself, since he had served two terms, but he went out to various states to campaign for Richard Nixon.
He was running for vice-president in 1952 and was accused of improper use of campaign funds. He made his famous Checkers speech and saved himself. He gave the "Checkers" speech.(apex)
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Yes. It's not considered a "campaign contribution", so it isn't subject to the normal restrictions. If a candidate wants to find his campaign entirely by himself, it's perfectly legal for him to do so.
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Original answerNO- at least not during his campaign. In fact, he did even make speeches during his campaign. (It used to be thought unseemly for a candidate to campaign for himself. )
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Richard M. Nixon did not kill himself. He died a natural death.