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- Two things about Guanatanamo Bay:
- Only AP students have blogs due this week!
- A turnover for lobbyists
- Obama cabinet picks so far
- An interview with tue guy who designed the Obama logo
- Change we can believe in...in the legislative branch
- Other presidents' first hundred days
- Who paid for Obama's campaign?
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- Change.gov
- Obama + Twilight?
- AP GoPo students
- Our president elect knows what YouTube is!
- Possibility of immigration reform under President ...
- Hip-hop love for Obama
- NO BLOG DUE THIS WEEK
- AP GoPo students
- Build Obama's cabinet!
- Reactions to Obama's election in Selma
- So which people voted for Obama?
- OBAMA WINS!!!!
- AP GoPo students
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Yes, I think that the author of the article was correct. Since Obama chose to opt out of public financing, he was able to raise a lot of money from donors. If he went with federal matching funds, the race would have probably been a lot closer. Obama was able to appeal to a lot of people, and all the little donations accumulated. Because of this, he was able to spend a lot on advertisements, etc., and that gave him a huge advantage in the election. His success is a demonstration of how far small donations can go towards funding a campaign. I think that after this, candidates will look towards Obama's campaign as an example, and try to get money over the Internet like he did. Obama's campaign shows that candidates have the potential to accomplish a lot more if they do private financing than if they go with public financing. As a result, the private financing system and federal matching funds will become obsolete.
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