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Politics : WHO IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004 -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (6248)	11/8/2003 1:31:04 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10965

Dean will have no problem making up the $18.9 million. The big question: Will Kerry and the others follow Dean's example? According to The Hill, it appears that McCain feels that Dean made the right decision. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a champion of campaign finance reform and former presidential candidate, said in light of Bush’s fundraising records and the current federal matching fund rules, Dean’s decision is “probably the right one.” thehill.com Dean to forego matching funds in 2004 campaign By Klaus Marre Democratic presidential hopeful Howard Dean will forego federal matching funds, his campaign announced today. The campaign announced earlier this week that it would place the decision on whether to accept public funds, and the limitation of spending only $45 million in the primary, in the hands of Dean’s supporters. However, a letter posted on Dean’s campaign web site made it perfectly clear which way the candidate himself wanted to go. Dean, though saying he has “always been committed to public financing,” argued that the system could “end up punishing a movement that has raised more from ordinary Americans than any campaign in history, while rewarding the campaign [of President Bush] that has blatantly abused both the spirit and intent of campaign finance, selling off piece after piece of our country.” As expected, Dean supporters overwhelmingly decided that the former Vermont governor should opt out of the federal matching system. About 85 percent of those who voted said Dean should not accept public money. Dean will become the first Democratic presidential nominee to reject the matching funds. By leaving the decision on whether or not to forego public funding up to his supporters, Dean seeks to avoid the appearance of flip-flopping on the issue of public funds. The candidate told his supporters, “This decision is no longer mine to make. This is a campaign of the people, by the people and for the people… The fate of this campaign rests in your hands, and I believe the future of our American democracy rests on your decision.” Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a champion of campaign finance reform and former presidential candidate, said in light of Bush’s fundraising records and the current federal matching fund rules, Dean’s decision is “probably the right one.”