During the presidential campaign, the Obama camp touted their large base of "small donors" and claimed they "changed the way campaigns were funded".
As it turns out, they lied. About 26% of donors to the Obama campaign were "small donors", as compared to 25% of donors to the 2004 Bush campaign.
Campaign Finance Insitute: Reality check on Obama campaign financing
Covered in the news:
ABC News Political Punch blog
USA Today
US News and World Report
So, the "change" here is really the unmasking of a fake "change" that Obama already claimed to have made. Stay tuned for more changes!
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