About public financing, Barack Obama said (as quoted in the New York Times), “The public financing of presidential elections as it exists today is broken, and we face opponents who’ve become masters at gaming this broken system, John McCain’s campaign and the Republican National Committee are fueled by contributions from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs. And we’ve already seen that he’s not going to stop the smears and attacks from his allies running so-called 527 groups, who will spend millions and millions of dollars in unlimited donations.”
“Instead of forcing us to rely on millions from Washington lobbyists and special interest PACs, you’ve fueled this campaign with donations of $5, $10, $20, whatever you can afford,” he told his supporters in the video message. “And because you did, we’ve built a grassroots movement of over 1.5 million Americans.”
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Barack Obama - About Not Accepting Public Financing
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