]> http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/04/20/tough-spot Comments for "Tough Spot" en http://www.campaignmoney.org/blog/2007/04/20/tough-spot Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged he wouldn&#39;t take money from federal lobbyists in his bid for the White House, a promise that puts him in a tough spot:<a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/sen.-obama-finesses-his-lobbyist-ties-2007-04-19.html"> just who qualifies as a lobbyist, and what qualifies as lobbyist money?</a> Moreover, with the fundraising wars just beginning, how do you mount a serious campaign for the Presidency while promising to change the system? Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:00:56 +0000