I see that House of Cards is just fluff compared to what really goes on in politics. This is like double-agent stuff: know the transaction is going to come out, get the money from who-knows-where, arrange to buy the rights to the photo, get it to the PAC in violation of the law, blow up the Internet with an "attack" ad, and leave a hot smoking trail right back to the target which is Cruz. Brilliant!
From our perspective it looks foolish and impossible to hide. But, from his viewpoint when he did it, why would he think it would be found out? Assuming he could trust the person at GQ and obviously they trusted the PAC that was helping Cruz’s Campaign...from the “front” side it probably looked pretty safe. There are huge egos at play here, people that are accustomed to controlling the world around them.
From our perspective it looks foolish and impossible to hide. But, from his viewpoint when he did it, why would he think it would be found out? Assuming he could trust the person at GQ and obviously they trusted the PAC that was helping Cruz’s Campaign...from the “front” side it probably looked pretty safe. There are huge egos at play here, people that are accustomed to controlling the world around them.