June 19, 2008
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama announced that he would become the first presidential candidate to forgo public financing of his general election campaign since the system was established three decades ago. Obama's Republican opponent, John McCain, has been much less successful at raising money and the move sets up the likelihood of a big mismatch in money heading into the fall campaign.
For more information, see: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/06/19/no-easy-decision-for-obama- on-public-financing/?mod=djemalertNEWS
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