It seems the Republicans have perverted yet another liberal idea. The purpose behind publicly funded campaigns is that big business and corporate lobbyists can't donate huge sums and have politicians owe them favors. Small donations under 1000 dollars, of which almost all of Obama's huge 55 million windfall last month is, should be clearly exempt. But McCain is trying to turn it around into Obama somehow doing the wrong thing or going back on his word, just because he can't attract the kind of small donations which stimulates democracy.
If someone can show the ethical harm of small donations, then I might accept the only public argument. But I don't see why candidates should completely refuse money from donations, as if owing one million people five bucks each is the same as owing one person five million. Small donations on the Internet is the future, and the Republicans see this so they want to destroy it with public red tape and bureaucracy, which is rather ironic.
Dean: Do FL, MI again
Moderators: Alyrium Denryle, Edi, K. A. Pital