I once supposed that anyone who donated to a questionable candidate should have standing to sue on the grounds of fraudulent solicitation. The rationale is that if a candidate knows he is ineligible and sets up a contribution structure anyway, how is that any different than someone setting up a fake charity to defraud donors and steal their money?
That is why a donor who is actually harmed by loss of money on fraudulent terms should have standing to sue the candidate to prove his eligibility, and therefore prove that campaign solicitations are not fraudulent.
What do you think of that angle?
-PJ
No Cruz donor is going to sue Ted Cruz, they believe him or they wouldn’t have donated, and this has been a kook issue for years, but only gains any media traction when Trump starts to say it, contradicting his earlier statements about Cruz for political reasons.