Posted by: McQ on Friday, June 20, 2008 Wow. This, I think, falls under the heading of chutzpah - Obama's opting out of federal funding because of potential Republican 527 "smears"? Give me a break. Like I said below, I am fine with this because I'd love to see this public funding fiasco ended. But the excuse is, well, pretty lame: In a web video emailed to supporters Thursday, Barack Obama explained that he was opting out of the public financing system because John McCain is “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.”In all honesty, I don't really blame Obama for changing his mind about public funding - in fact, I'm pretty happy with the fact that, according to the NY Times, his move may kill it. Couldn't he just be honest about it and say, "hey, this is a 50 state campaign against a tough opponent and I don't believe the constraints of public financing will not allow me to raise the money I see as necessary to win." Nope, straight to the bottom with a whine about something which, according to Jonathan Martin, doesn't even exist at this point: The truth is that, less than five months before Election Day, there are no serious anti-Obama 527s in existence nor are there any immediate plans to create such a group.More of that "new" politics I guess. |
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