Comments on: Obama Opts Out Of Public Financing http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/ Political News, Progressive Commentary, Liberal Opinions and Common Sense Conversation... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:14:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Witmyer http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-14798 Andy Witmyer Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:52:48 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/#comment-14798 Pamela Kerry brings up a great point. He, perhaps more than anyone else, knows why this was the right thing to do. Obama flipflopped, yes - but I don't think that this will haunt him in November. Quite the opposite. Pamela

Kerry brings up a great point. He, perhaps more than anyone else, knows why this was the right thing to do. Obama flipflopped, yes – but I don’t think that this will haunt him in November. Quite the opposite.

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Updating with one more link — JK makes a strong case why Obama did make the right choice: John Kerry: Obama’s Public Financing Decision Will Enable Him To Avoid My Fate.

]]> By: Pamela Leavey http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-14734 Pamela Leavey Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:18:04 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/#comment-14734 Andy Read this: <a href="http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/11212.html" rel="nofollow">Politico’s guide to Obama’s opt-out</a>. Make sure you watch the videos. If he hadn't beeb such a strong advoccate of it, he would look like flip flopper now, regardless of all the reasons why he probably made the right choice. Andy

Read this: Politico’s guide to Obama’s opt-out. Make sure you watch the videos. If he hadn’t beeb such a strong advoccate of it, he would look like flip flopper now, regardless of all the reasons why he probably made the right choice.

]]> By: Darrell Prows http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-14716 Darrell Prows Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:34:04 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/#comment-14716 My theory for some time has been that BUSHCO intentionally created the vacuum on the right that McCain is filling. Getting a Democrat in office is, from their prespective, the necessary one step back after the wildly successful (again from their perspective) eight years of GWB. We will know if this theory is true by watching to see if a tidal wave of dollars generated by the most formidible fund raising machine in history washes over the McCain campaign. My theory for some time has been that BUSHCO intentionally created the vacuum on the right that McCain is filling. Getting a Democrat in office is, from their prespective, the necessary one step back after the wildly successful (again from their perspective) eight years of GWB. We will know if this theory is true by watching to see if a tidal wave of dollars generated by the most formidible fund raising machine in history washes over the McCain campaign.

]]> By: Andy Witmyer http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/comment-page-1/#comment-14714 Andy Witmyer Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:31:27 +0000 http://thedemocraticdaily.com/2008/06/19/obama-opts-out-of-public-financing/#comment-14714 McCain should be careful when accusing Obama of changing positions. The man has proven to be quite the flip-flopper. Secondly - and allow me to add this most emphatically - I'm RELIEVED that Obama opted out of "public funding". In essence, by refusing to take lobbyist money, Obama is being financed by the public anyway. McCain is in a bit of a fix. If he opts out, he would be forced to fund raise endlessly - something he's not very good at. If he decides to take public funding, then he's almost certainly going to be at a MAJOR financial disadvantage to Obama. I'm loving it. McCain should be careful when accusing Obama of changing positions. The man has proven to be quite the flip-flopper. Secondly – and allow me to add this most emphatically – I’m RELIEVED that Obama opted out of “public funding”. In essence, by refusing to take lobbyist money, Obama is being financed by the public anyway.

McCain is in a bit of a fix. If he opts out, he would be forced to fund raise endlessly – something he’s not very good at. If he decides to take public funding, then he’s almost certainly going to be at a MAJOR financial disadvantage to Obama.

I’m loving it.

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