Clinton declines public funds, others may follow

By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
Reuters
Monday, January 22, 2007; 6:41 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's decision to reject public financing and its accompanying spending limits throughout her presidential campaign could pressure White House rivals to quickly follow suit.

Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady, opened her White House campaign on Saturday and quickly became the first presidential candidate in history to reject taking taxpayer dollars if she reaches the general election -- which in this race would be nearly $84 million.




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A proven fund raiser, Clinton is expected to raise much more than that if she wins the Democratic nomination. As soon as she was in the race, she began taking donations on her Web site for both the primaries and the general election.