Monday, October 20, 2008

Obama Shatters Records With Unprecedented Money Grab - FOXNews.com Elections

"Barack Obama's staggering fundraising prowess -- the Democratic presidential candidate raked in a record-breaking $150 million in September and more than $604 million since the start of his campaign -- has raised the game of political cash as well as questions over whether the public financing system is now obsolete.

Public financing, which restricts how much cash a candidate can raise, is meant to curb the influence of money in presidential campaigns. In an interview on 'FOX News Sunday,' John McCain took issue with Obama's war chest, saying the exorbitant amount of cash Obama has raised has created the potential for scandal and lays a 'predicate for the future that can be very dangerous.'"

Given the source for this report, I'd be be much surprised to see anything like it if McCain were the beneficiary of this level of citizen-based financial support. 

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