Re: DNC Charging McCain with violating McCain-Feingold
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Originally Posted by billamj
Actually, he hasn't violated that law in the least. He is simply opting to not accept government matching funds. I have more respect for him for that than I do for his work on McCain/Feingold. The others want some of our tax money so that they can try to run our lives.
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Maybe my understanding of this issue is incorrect, but I thought a campaigner (as per his law) couldn't hinge financing on the promise of government funds, which he did, and now is trying to back off by telling the bank to remove that condition from the terms of the loan.
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