The news that 100 or so volunteers from Britain's ruling Labour Party were heading to America to knock on doors for Vice President Kamala Harris created a lot of noise on both sides of the Atlantic.
Elon Musk — a man who has created $1 million sweepstakes to register voters in swing states in order to boost the Republican vote — told his 60 million followers on X that it was illegal, and last week the Trump campaign filed an FEC complaint claiming foreign interference.
Meanwhile, British media have gone into one of their regular collective feeding frenzies, with some suggesting this row will seriously damage the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. if Donald Trump wins on Nov 5.
For all the diplomatic embarrassment and the faux outrage it has generated, this story represents nothing more than a brilliant campaign wheeze on behalf of the Trump campaign.
The masterful opening paragraph of its submission to the FEC tells us everything we need to know about how seriously even leading Republicans take this issue.
Gary Lawowski, Deputy General Counsel to Trump’s campaign, wrote: “When representatives of the British government previously sought to go door-to-door in America, it did not end well for them. This past week marked the 243rd........