Friend --
Barack announced an important decision for our campaign today.
I want to add a little context to the video message you received earlier announcing that we will not participate in the public financing system for the general election.
Even though we stood to receive more than $80 million in taxpayer funding for our campaign, the system has been so gamed and exploited by our opponents that it is effectively broken.
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login or register to post comments | Read more ...Friend --
Barack Obama recorded a video message with an important announcement that he wanted you to hear first:
https://donate.barackobama.com/news
We have made a crucial decision that will impact how we compete in the general election, and it's important that you understand the decision, its implications, and the challenge ahead.
Please take a moment to watch the video.
Thank you,
Obama for America
Donate: https://donate.barackobama.com/news
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This morning, the Obama campaign sent out an email to its supporters urging them to watch an "important announcement" that "he wanted you to hear first." The news? As expected by many observers, Obama has decided to opt out of the presidential public financing system for the general election. Instead of taking approximately $85 million in public funds and agreeing to stop raising money and abide by that spending limit, he has chosen to rely on his gigantic donor base, which currently numbers 1.5 million individuals. The question going forward is, can he really finance his fall campaign in such a way that it is based on a new form of public, i.e. small donor-based, funding?
login or register to post comments | Read more ...NOW YOU CAN DIGG THIS SO PEOPLE WORLD WIDE CAN KNOW ....
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_Made_The_Most_Brilliant_Move_In_Political_History
"..First off he did not quit!!!"
For those of you or others you know of who think so, you've been duped like the rest of the MSM.... What he has done is Beyond brilliant!!! Let me show you some points...
---FUND RAISING.... he can now raise more money (even from prior maxed out donors..they can now donate more money ..I believe its like $5000 per year)
NOW YOU CAN DIGG THIS SO PEOPLE WORLD WIDE CAN KNOW ....
http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Ron_Paul_Made_The_Most_Brilliant_Move_In_Political_History
<strong>"..First off he did not quit!!!"</strong>
For those of you or others you know of who think so, you've been duped like the rest of the MSM.... What he has done is Beyond brilliant!!! Let me show you some points...
--- <strong>fund raising</strong>.... he can now raise more money (even from prior maxed out donors..they can now donate more money ..I believe its like $5000 per year)
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