Everyone knows he’s running, right? But the former Florida governor, whom some consider the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, hasn’t officially declared yet. And that, notes The New York Times, has allowed Bush to rack up millions of dollars in campaign contributions, crisscross the country making campaign speeches and putting together a killer campaign team, all outside the federal restrictions on campaigns. For a candidate to avoid restrictions by simply not declaring his candidacy, said a former member of the Federal Elections Commission, “makes a mockery of the law.”
