Kerry Aims To Accept Federal Funding-Reversal Possible if Bush Rejects Mon

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A45185-2004Jul12?language=printer

After detailed exploration of opting out of the public financing system, key strategists in the presidential campaign of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) are planning to accept $75 million in federal money for the general election.

"We are taking the federal money," Kerry finance chair Louis Susman said yesterday. Kerry campaign spokesman Michael Meehan was more adamant: "We are not opting out. We are taking public funds. No, N-O, no, we are not opting out."

Kerry officials voiced one caveat: They would reopen the debate over rejecting federal money if they learned that President Bush planned to use privately raised money to finance his general election campaign.

Steve Schmidt, a Bush campaign spokesman, said the president "has no plans" to opt out. But Schmidt refused to pledge Bush would stay inside the system for the final eight weeks of the campaign.

Any bets that %$# in WH will opt out?

[tritsofme]

1. Can Kerry decide to opt out after he takes the federal funds? nt

[truthisfreedom]

2. i bet not. this is probably something that bushco is using as a dirty

trick.

[SoCalDem]

3. off topic..but I wonder if Steve Schmidt is related to Susan (the Steno)

Schmidt..

on topic.. IF Kerry says yes on July ??, and Bush says yes also, but THEN changes his mind after HIS convention, can Kerry pay back what he has used of fed $$ and then use his own??

[dusty64]

4. the rethugs are NOT

going to opt out of the federal funding. * has been running through his campaign cash like he did the governments surplus and Kerry is outraising his for dollars.

[catmandu57]

5. I think * private funds are drying up

they are sucking them away from the rest of the reptillian tit, and having been spending like a drunk on a binge, until lately. They've drawn back from broadcasting either because the commercials were ineffective or the return didn't justify using the money.
Hopefully, enough people are seeing what a fucking moron* w is and are keeping the checkbook closed.

[connecticut yankee]

6. I suppose now

the Repukes will accuse Kerry of another "flip-flop."

That's their favorite new buzzword.

Of course, since Bush only takes orders from Cheney, they can never accuse him of that.

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