As expected, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announced today that he would not opt-in to the presidential partial public financing system. While his decision is regrettable, it is understandable due to the major shortcomings of the 30-year-old system and the failure of Congress to fix the badly broken system in recent years.
With his actions today, the senator now has an increased obligation to the American people that he will make overhauling our special interest-driven campaign finance apparatus for both Congress and...
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