If the situation were reversed and McCain had a huge fundraising advantage, I seriously doubt that many here would be for him sticking to some pledge. Obama has the advantage in money and is not giving it up.
Obama is showing a pattern. He CLAIMS often and forcefully that it’s time for a new tone, HOPE and CHANGE.
Is there any evidence to support this aside from rhetoric?
It’s not about his decision to go private- it’s about his blatant and typically politics-as-usual actions.
Why should Obama give up his advantage? McCain stands a very good chance of losing while he makes a big issue out of things that don’t really matter, like trying to hold others to things he made a pledge to do when no one asked him to. Like be nice or don’t take private pledges. It’s stupid. This is McCain’s pay back for messing with campaign contributions. McCain needs to address the real issues and stop making up the issues that aren’t really that important in the long run. But he is too chicken to talk about what really matters.