Despite John McCain’s recent charges, it seems that his campaign retracted the offer to accept public financing. I doubt it comes as a surprise to anyone that he and his campaign managed to occupy both sides of the issue.
http://mediamatters.org/items/200802170003
“-Mr. McCain’s advisers said that the candidate, despite his signature legislative efforts to restrict the money spent on political campaigns, would not accept public financing and spending limits for this year’s general campaign.” — originally from the N.Y.Times
What’s interesting about the McCain campaign’s position on the issue is the fact that public financing was viewed as an alternative of last resort, in case there were financial difficulties — hardly the principled stance that’s it’s being portrayed as now.
It’s also interesting that Obama’s offer fell short of acceptance. He promised to “aggressively pursue” the public financing route.
