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Dean may opt out of public financing
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| Contributor | Ced |
| Last Edited | Ced Nov 06, 2003 08:44am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | TV News - National Broadcasting Company MSNBC News |
| News Date | Thursday, November 6, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "Former Vermont governor Howard Dean made an impassioned case here Wednesday that he should abandon public financing of his presidential campaign — a strategic gamble that he could raise more money than he would give up in public money and still win the Democratic nomination.
DEAN APPEALED to his supporters for permission to become the first Democrat ever to reject public funding, charging that President Bush is “selling our democracy” to wealthy contributors. He said the only way to compete against the $170 million Bush plans to raise is to forgo public financing, as Bush has done, and try to raise an equivalent amount from an army of small contributors. Those who accept public money must limit total spending on primary elections to $45 million." |
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