There is a bitter irony in McCain-Feingold and McCain’s 2008 run for the presidency. Hoisted on his own petard.
It is rather laughable that it bit him more than his opponent.
Further proof that just because Congress passes it and the President signs it and the Supreme Court upholds most of it, that doesn’t always make it a good law.
The only reason that McCain took public funds is that he couldn’t raise any money.