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Obama Didn't Outspend Hillary
The fact that he outspends Hillary 3-1 is the only reason he's made it this far.
That's a load of crap. Headed into Super Tuesday, the Clinton campaign had spent almost twice as much during this primary season as Obama's campaign had. He managed to win about as many delegates in spite of having been outspent 2:1, and went on to score in the subsequent contests while raking in millions in contributions.
Hillary, meanwhile, had to loan her campaign money just to stay afloat.
I think Obama would be foolish to try to compete with McCain using public financing. The 527s would bury him. The only way he'll be able to counter that sludge effectively is with the kind of broadbased public financing he's getting from his massive network of small donors.