“Messina wanted to determine if it was possible to avoid a costly battle between two supporters,”
THIS is a violation of 18 USC, 600!!!
Assertions there was no job offer is just ridiculous, as both the Colorado and PA candidates have already made clear there were job offers.
Where in hell is the press on these things?? Gibbs' statement screams for a followup on the order of, "If that's so, then you'll have no problem producing records of the phone calls and e-mails you sent to Specter and to Romanoff's opponent making these exact same non-job offers. Let's have 'em."