John McCain has officially broken the limits imposed by the presidential public financing system, according to spending reports filed last week by the campaign.
The senator from Arizona has spent $58.4 million on his Republican primary effort. Those who have committed to public financing can spend no more than $54 million on their primary bid.
McCain’s lawyers contend that the spending cap no longer applies. The senator was certified to enter the matching-funds program last year when he was starved for cash. But once he started to win, he decided to hold off. On Feb. 6, after his Super Tuesday victories, he wrote to the Federal Election Commission to announce he would withdraw. His lawyers said that gave him freedom to spend as much as he wanted.
2 comments:
No rules apply to the maverick...hmm, where have we seen this kind of "leader" before? Yes, another Massah Boosh!
Nice try but it was already reported that McCain was signing up for matching funds. We do remember how he lost the bus and had to fly coach and carry his own bags and sleep at a Motel 6 discount room. Now he's the lost man standing the story chances. Well at lease we know nothing will change as he follows the Bush policy of lying.
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