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    Analysis: Obama chose winning over his word
    (Agencies)
    Updated: 2008-06-20 15:10

    In a November 2007 questionnaire, Obama answered "yes" when asked: "If you are nominated for president in 2008 and your major opponents agree to forgo private funding in the general election campaign, will you participate in the presidential public financing system?" He added: "I will aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election."

    Then, Obama raised enormous sums -- and he started backing away from that position.

    McCain, however, had indicated he would go along with the proposal and, since clinching the GOP nomination, has been trying to hold Obama to his commitment. Obama "said he would stick to his word. He didn't," McCain complained Thursday, and then told reporters in Minnesota, "We will take public financing."

    Obama made his announcement as McCain was in the Democrat's hometown of Chicago -- where McCain had come to raise money.

    Obama's decision also came one day before the candidates were required to report their May fundraising totals.

    The move could be the death-knell for the post-Watergate federal financing system designed to lessen the large donors' influence and reduce corruption.

    It certainly will give Obama an extraordinary advantage over McCain and Republicans who have struggled to match Democratic fundraising this election cycle. Within hours, Obama showed his financial might by rolling out a 60-second television ad in 18 states, including several that have been reliable GOP strongholds.

    Obama made the money announcement in a video message to supporters — and sought to empower them to give more.

    "You've fueled this campaign with donations of $5, $10, $20, whatever you can afford," Obama said in an appeal seeking donations from $25 to $2,300 and beyond.

    "Let's build the first general election campaign that's truly funded by the American people," Obama said -- ignoring the fact that the system he's opting out of is paid for by taxpayers who donate $3 to the fund when they file their tax returns.

    Obama blamed his decision in part on McCain and "the smears and attacks from his allies running so-called 527 groups." But he failed to mention that the only outside groups running ads in earnest so far are those aligned with Obama -- and running commercials against McCain.

    So much for being a straight shooter.

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