Obama Officially Opts Out Of Public Financing

This morning, the Obama campaign released the following video, in which Barack explains their decision to forgo public financing in the general election:

This decision isn't at all surprising. I don't think anyone thought Obama was going to retire his truly remarkable fundraising apparatus at this juncture. But what we get to see here is how the campaign plans to frame this decision in the face of impending criticism from McCain: "Declare your independence from this broken system and let’s build the first general election campaign that’s truly funded by the American people."

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