11.03.2008

Grapple no more


As Senator Barack Obama spends the last of hundreds of millions of dollars donated to his presidential campaign, the debate over how future campaigns will be financed is set to begin in earnest....



Democrats, in particular, who have traditionally supported limits on campaign spending, are grappling with whether they can embrace Mr. Obama’s example without being seen as hypocritical.

[From Political Memo - What Happens to Public Financing, When Obama Thrived Without It? - NYTimes.com]

The answer is no.



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