Obama's campaign finance promise "just words"

CNN:

Sen. Barack Obama told supporters Thursday that he has decided not to accept public financing for his general election campaign.

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Two months ago, McCain criticized Obama for appearing to backtrack from a previous commitment to accept public financing for his presidential campaign.

Steve Schmidt, a senior McCain adviser, called Obama's decision to opt out of public financing "a broken promise of staggering dimensions."

"Obama's candidacy is based on words, and it seems like every day that passes, those words look emptier and emptier when judged against his actions," Schmidt said.

While Obama has set fund raising records during the primaries, he will face a different environment in the general election that may not be as favorable. Earlier he was working in the Democrat echo chamber and not having his remarks critically analyzed they way they will be now by Republicans. He also runs the risks that the expensive primaries have tapped out Democrat donors who are already showing an inability to fund their own convention. Both may windup putting him at a disadvantage.