[DJ MacWoW]

naps they didn’t say negative things. They lied. In a legal complaint.

[napscoordinator]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[wideawake]

It seems to hinge on the technical question of whether O'Donnell was legally a candidate or not at the time in question.

There may be DE case law on this question or they may not - but in New York it is a not a matter of whether you say you are a candidate but whether you have sufficient number of petitions to establish candidacy.

I highly doubt that "purchasing campaign software" or "testing the waters" has any legal value whatever.

Think about it: I could declare myself a candidate every year, declare all kinds of expenses (travel, meals etc.) and never get a single signature or mount a real campaign. Legally there needs to be a minimum standard. Simply filing may not meet it.