Edwards Eligible for Public Funds

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JIM KUHNHENN

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Election Commission on Thursday declared Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards officially eligible for federal matching money to help finance his campaign.

The step acknowledges that Edwards has met the minimum requirements to obtain money from the Presidential Public Funding Program, which is financed by taxpayers who set aside $3 for the fund in their tax returns.

The decision means Edwards can now supplement his fundraising with millions of dollars from the presidential fund. The maximum available to a candidate this year would be about $21 million.

Edwards' fundraising has been lagging far behind rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Between January and the end of September, Edwards had raised $30 million while Obama and Clinton had raised $80 million each.

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[Acadia Blue]

1. I love John Edwards. He came from working class and got where he

is by having a really good brain and working hard, and I don't give a damn what he spends on a haircut. Mine is 15 dollars but then I am not rich either. Hillary is going to lose it for us and that idiot fascist totalitarian who will be worse that bush, Guliani could win.

[Divine Discontent]

2. money well spent America

He will gain steam, I hope it's enough to win in Iowa come crunch time.

[PittPoliSci]

3. i bet the pukes'll use this to bite him in the ass.

in the event he wins the primary, this'll be spun to be like "do you really want a man who's using YOUR money to run his campaign as PRESIDENT?" cue scary music and insert a picture of satan.

sad, but probably true.

[passiveprogressive]

4. Oh, yes....

...because it's so frightening that you might actually have to PAY for the changes that could keep us from sliding into total fascism. Heaven forbid. Why, that's almost as bad as having to pay healthcare costs for poor kids...Stupid Repubs.