And now comes the wild part of the campaign.
Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer is alleging that a charity run by Republican senate candidate Clark Durant funnels 95 percent of its funds, or more than $600,000 a year, to his family, particularly his daughter Hope Durant Loomis, the Oakland Press is reporting.
If true, the allegations could spell the end to his campaign.
Brewer wants an IRS probe into the Genesis Foundation, which Durant formed in 1991 to help Detroit children get a private school education, reporter Chad Selweski wrote. The charity is connected to Detroit’s Cornerstone Schools, a charter school group which Durant founded.
“Clark Durant claims to be a ‘rebel with a cause,’ but it turns out he’s siphoned off almost $1.4 million from a charity originally created to help Detroit kids afford school. It’s clear the only cause Durant cares about is his own,” Brewer told the paper.
The paper wrote: "The media are awaiting word from Durant."
