10-30-2008, 01:44 PM
graylocks wrote:
i heard a radio report the other day which said he HAS to use the money he's raised. that surprised me as i always assumed candidates could bankroll any excess for future campaigns. apparently, it's use it or lose it. the republican charge that Obama is buying the election does not trouble me becuase of how the money was raised. someone like Perot or Bloomberg (if he had chosen to run) using their personal fortunes to fund a presidential run would greatly trouble me.
I have a hard time believing that is true. Congressional candidates carry over funds all the time from election to election; I did not think that the Presidential candidate is any different (but I could be wrong).