This is one of my main beefs with Barack Obama. I love the man and understand the logic of his argument that his wide base of support effectively represents public financing, but his is an unusual circumstance.
What the American people really need right now is a new systematic approach to financing these crazy elections which currently waste millions of dollars that should be going toward strengthening America's social programs and rebuilding our nations infrastructure. While I realize this ties Barack's most formidable hand behind his back, I think he is intelligent enough and politically adept enough to hold his own even with only one hand. Especially when that other hand seems to be blessed with amazing oratory skills and a grand vision for a new direction for this country. This hand can be used to unleash the tied down hand by inspiring the volunteer activism that is a better demonstration of grass-roots support than fundraising.
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