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Originally Posted by witchcurlgirl
the lawsuit was thrown out before and will be again....
The McCain issue is a $4 million line of credit the McCain campaign obtained late last year. While the loan was not secured by the promise of public funds, his agreement with the bank required McCain to reapply for public funds if he lost early primary contests and to use that money as collateral. But he didn't lose the primary.....so, it's moot
That had nothing to do with Obama saying he would aggressively pursue an agreement with the Republican nominee to preserve a publicly financed general election." and then changing his mind....because he realized he can raise private funds....
McCain's line of credit was not breaking the agreement with Obama to use public funds in the general election......
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Actually, it's not clear if McCain violated campaign finance rules. That's one of the reasons why he hasn't been able to back out. He's been trying to back out since the early part of this year.
However, re-read your Obama quote. These funds are for the primary. The
general election has a different set of rules and funding. Obama hasn't broken his promise because the general election has not begun. Besides, how do we know he hasn't "aggressively pursue[d] an agreement with the Republican nominee"? We keep forgetting that neither candidate is their party's official nominee. Nor has the general election begun. It is still primary season.