Public Campaign - Obama's Obligation - Comments

Quoting Nick Nyhart's column

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:35:44 +0000

Quoting Nick Nyhart's column in the Huffington Post, "Sen. Obama and his campaign must be clear in the weeks and months ahead about their commitment to ending a system that puts big money campaign contributors ahead of the needs and concerns of all Americans." I recommend that Public Campaign mount an email, telephone and letter-writing campaign to Sen. Obama's campaign offices asking him to publicly confirm support for Public Campaign Financing, and specifically for the Fair Elections Now Act. My home organization in Florida, the Space Coast Progressive Alliance (http://www.spacecoastprogressivealliance/elections) will join the effort, and I'll bet that all of the state and local Clean Elections organizations around the country will join in as well. The timing is right, while the country's attention is on the issue, that several thousand emails, letters and calls should have some impact. Fred Markham

Obama opting out is NOT understandable

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:16:54 +0000

How is his opting out "understandable?" He's raking in big corporate money too, not operating under this myth that they are all small donors. I can't believe how gullible people are. Obama just noticed the system is broken, after studying it for two years? I don't buy it. He's opting out because he's getting lots of donations. That's the only reason. And this site, of all sites, "understands"??? What a cop out.

Obama's Obligation

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:21:11 +0000

Public Campaign's Nick Nyhart writes in the Huffington Post today on Sen. Barack Obama's decision to opt out of the public financing system for the presidential election. Characterizing Obama's decision as "regrettable" but "understandable" Nyhart says that Obama has an even greater obligation to pursue an improved public financing system for the presidential race, and, though the Fair Elections Now Act, create one for Congress.