Public Campaign Action Fund - Edwards' Example - Comments

Dems on the record - is the record really worth anything?

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:42:45 -0500

Nyhart wrote in today's email that "Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) on the record in support of public financing of elections,", but does that actually mean that they are in favor of public financing for themselves? Especially when the Dems stand to raise a lot more than the Repubs this year? Somehow I doubt it. It sounds like being on the record for ending the war but still continuing to vote to appropriate more funds to continue it. It looks like the new records for campaign spending in 2008 will dwarf everything that came before. And let's not forget that Edwards is not in the race any more because he could not compete with the extremely expensive Clinton and Obama noise machines. Interestingly, it is McCain and Huckabee who have been managing to run viable campaigns with little $$$. Public Campaign should be pressuring ALL the presidential candidates to run on public financing, pointing out that action, not words, is all that counts here.

public campaign financing

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:12:37 -0500

If we are ever to return the wonderful old belief of "government of the people for the people and BY the people" then, public campaign financing is the only way we'll ever see it happen. Any politician who refuses to accept it should not be allowed on the ballot.

Edwards' candidacy

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:50:00 -0500

This is just one of the reasons why Edwards was a necessary candidate and he will be missed.

Edwards' Example

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:17:45 -0500

John Edwards has been vocal on the campaign trail about the need to pass full public financing of elections and seriously address the corrosive influence private money has on our political process. With his announcement today that he will suspend his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination we felt it was only right to say something, and urge the remaining Democratic and Republican candidates to make support for full public financing of elections part of their message.