McCain Will Accept Public Financing If Opponent Does

Financial Times:

John McCain's campaign said he would accept public financing in the general election were his Democratic opponent to do so, raising the prospect that the most expensive election in US history may conclude in a taxpayer-funded finale.

Rick Davis, Mr McCain's campaign manger, yesterday pointed out that Barack Obama, who many now see as the likely Democratic nominee, had already pledged at the beginning of his presidential campaign to accept public financing were his Republican opponent to do so.

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Comments

[jesseln]

This may be another insinuation that McCain will be fighting Obama in the fall. If I were him, I would try to set the assumption that Hillary will be his opponent, seeing as how she seems to be the one that Republicans are saying they'll come out to vote... against. If he can't win the support of the base, he might as well win their protection.

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