Bloomberg News reports that because Democrats have joined Republicans in declining public campaign funding, 2008 could be the “first election since Richard Nixon won his second term in 1972 in which both parties’ nominees will have been completely financed by private sources.†The good news is the 2008 campaigns will end up costing taxpayers less — up front, at least. But what about all the expectations bundled up in all those private dollars?
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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