Reply #60: Let me repeat this one more time.

[AndyA]

I received messages via E-mail from the campaign. That is where the total amount was stated as a goal. Since I don't know who you are, I don't feel comfortable sharing them with you since they do have personal information on them. If you'll search online, you'll also see where the campaign stated the change wasn't due to a lack of donations, it was based on principle.

This afternoon, Edwards' campaign said the decision to take matching funds came from principle, not financial weakness, and that he is on track to raise $40 million this year. Edwards is taking public funds "to help do his part to curb the influence of money in politics" and "to make a statement that the influence of money is rampant in politics and has gotten to the point where it dominates the race," said Kate Bedingfield, an Edwards spokeswoman.

And once again, you prove my point: It's not the candidate or their stance on the issues that matters, it's the amount of money that candidate raises, and apparently it doesn't matter how they raise it, where it comes from, or who they owe to get it. And that is absolutely the WORST reason for electing someone.

Pull your head out of the sand or wherever you have it, and follow the money. The best candidate for the job isn't necessarily the one with the most money. Stop letting the big corporate interests and the media elect Presidents. You should be able to see at this point that we are on the losing side of that proposition.

It's apparent to me that you've bought into this whole MONEY = BEST CANDIDATE sales job that the media has forced upon America. Hopefully, you'll open your eyes and realize the media isn't necessarily telling you the truth. They're reporting "news" to further their own best interests. And that isn't good for the American people. When you have corporations that own television stations, newspapers, and also profit from war, there's a big conflict of interest because the profits they make from war far exceeds what they make reporting the news.

I hope you can get past this money thing, because it really, truly, isn't what's important in this race. Good luck.