Numerous media outlets reported McCain's attack on Obama over public financing without noting McCain's loan

Numerous media outlets have reported all or part of Sen. John McCain's statement rebuking Sen. Barack Obama for his decision to forgo public financing in the general election without mentioning that during the primary, McCain signed a loan that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan. Full Story »

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Andrew Van Camp
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by Andrew Van Camp - Oct. 1, 2008

It is not clear what McCain’s disagreement with one member of the FEC (politically motivated?) during the primaries, has to do with Obama’s decision to reject public finances for his general election campaign. Avoiding confusion is a primary objective of good journalism.

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