]> http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2007/01/24/new-model-needed-for-presidential-public-financing-model Comments for "New Model Needed for Presidential Public Financing" en http://www.publicampaign.org/pressroom/2007/01/24/new-model-needed-for-presidential-public-financing-model Sen. Hillary Clinton&#39;s (D-NY) decision to opt out of the public financing system for both her primary and, potentially, her general election race and the near certainty that other candidates will soon follow is hardly a surprise. The aging presidential public financing system, passed in 1974, was never updated or modernized to deal with the shifting nature of campaigning, the explosion in media costs, and the leapfrogging calendars of states trying to get in on the presidential nominating process. <br /> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 20:29:09 +0000