Sentences with phrase «to accept public financing»

They both pledged to accept public financing if they were to face each other.

And, because Baldacci is the lone candidate not accepting public financing for the general election campaign, if he spends more than $ 400,000, the state provides dollar for dollar matching funds for Woodcock, as well as the Green and Independent party candidates.

Are you saying that Obama WO N'T accept public financing limits again?

Uh-oh... Obama is fixing to waffle again on accepting public financing in the general.

Candidates who accept public financing get rewarded for raising money from small donors, which helps make those candidates less beholden to special interests.

Collect Cash: Even though McCain is apparently accepting public financing for the general election, that doesn't remove the onus of collecting cash.

He opposed torture and promoted campaign finance reform, a cause that Mr. Obama injured when he broke his promise to accept public financing in the general election campaign.

Both candidates have accepted public financing, and are limited in what they can spend on their own campaigns to the $ 6.2 million taxpayer - funded grant each received through the Citizens Election Program.

And he'll have $ 87 million from after the convention to Election Day (he accepted public financing).

He accepted public financing and is limited in campaign spending to the taxpayer - funded grant he received through the Citizens Election Program.

But the Obama campaign — which was building its own fund - raising behemoth, even at the expense of the candidate's earlier pledge to accept public financing and the spending cap that came with it — didn't want outside interference.

While Reilly and Patrick both accepted public financing and $ 1.5 million spending caps (despite Patrick himself being a multimillionaire), Gabrieli declared a spending cap of $ 15.36 million - which has the effect of cancelling the other two candidates» caps.

I would bet mark that if he is the nominee that there is zero chance, imho, that he will accept public financing.

He says part of the deal when a candidate accepts public financing is that no further contributions can be accepted.

The Federal Election Commission ruled that since McCain used his public financing as collateral, he was now OBLIGATED to accept public financing for the National Elections.