CNN

EW,

Do you realize that you contradicted yourself in two short paragraphs? First, you make "half" baseless claims about Obama's funding without any proof. Then, you expose the lie by inquiring where the money comes from in your last sentence. In case you are truly interested, Obama received mainly small donations from almost 3.5 million Americans wanting to be part of a new direction for our country.

TO CARL IN MICHIGAN----------

We can only hope that Obama can do better with the U.S economy than Kwame did with the city of Detroit. See what happens when you put unqualified people in important positions.

Whats wrong little RNC can't play by the rules anymore. That is the problem with the RNC they don't look to the future. If the regulations were not in place and individuals and corporations could have donated in excess of $2,300 to President-Elect Obama's campaign he would have raise at least a billion dollar all total. These guys are so stupid they are setting themselves up to lose again in 2010 and 2012.

There is no question that McCain/Feingold rejects first ammendment rights by limited speech and money put into a campaign. These infringements on 1st ammendment should be overturned and allow whoever wants to advertise/donate do so no matter how much or how close to an election. Our constitution is not a living breathing document and should not be changed by people like Obama and McCain who are much less wise than our founding fathers.

CNN, was there a recount that I didn't hear about, that gave the election to Sarah Palin?

Like a fool, I thought our new president was Barack Obama. Very disrespectful to attempt to ignore him and shine the spotlight on the fading light that is Palin. Get over the crush and move on! She's a loser! Millions have agreed and voted for the Winner! Did you not get the memo?

You were a cheerleader for finace reform hmm let's see 3 weeks ago and now you are suing? I know, I know, you think that if you can spend more money, that you can mask the truth from the American people. Like I keep saying, for all you true Republicans who are sick of your party leaders, get out and create your own party. We don't care about how much money you can raise and spend, 65 million peoplesaid enough was enough. The RNC are just flat out idiots! You think you are down now, just wait until the new adminstration makes believers out of 3/4 of your party, you will be like the rest of the small parties in America, enough people to make some noise and not enough to make a difference.

How about legislation for new laws if you want them instead of filing suits?

Please don't ask that rambling, bag of wind, Sarah Palin what she thinks. inks. The woman absolutely dominates any conversation, nor does she ever answer the question. Gasp! I feel like I can't breath watching her speak, for goodness sake. Right now I am so glad to have cast my vote for Obama/Biden, because the Republicans seem to have so much drama, scandal and lies. Sarah has pissed off the other Govenors at this most recent convention, She's like," give me the mike, let me speak, let me suck up all the air in the room, that's my specialty." They're all dirty!

change & reinvent yourself GOP, not sue-happy when your wishes weren't granted. are we the tax payer spending any money on these lawsuits, i hope not.

Replicans just figured out that they can't win elections in a fair fight.

Once again, it's not what's best for our nation... it's what's best for the Republican party.

Party BEFORE Country...

This message is brought to you by Republicans for Unfair Elections!

Catholic Mom for Obama... It is better if you leave our religion. Try to go to church every sunday and listen to our bishops and priest. Our catholic doctrine is necessary if you are a catholic.

When are you Lefties going to acknowledge Obama's hypocrisy in throwing over the federal funding system?

RNC shame on you! campaign reform is absolutely needed! too many loop holes can be used to buy elections. that was obvious in the exhorbitant funding garnered by the DNC - illicit contributions and pie-in-the-sky promised netted this election. YOU AT LEAST CAN PUT A STOP TO ONE OF THEM!!

When McCAIN was sacrificed by the GOP to run against Democrats in 2008 Election knowing very well that there is a very small percentage of chance to win, the WAR VETERAN decided to revenge the GOP for not giving him the fair chance 8 years ago (when GOP pushed his then opponent BUSH as front runner) he brought a NEW face into the GOP and not the BIGGEST problem for GOP is to DEAL with the NEW face. Well Done Maverick! YOU WON!!

Dirty dirty dirty. Well Obama has won and Most of the US is thrilled.

WOW not even your own wants your leadership. Now you and your buddy Joe can become Dem they will take you. They have the big tent.

THIS is the response to the Obama financial advantage.....

see... the PEOPLE donated to Obama....

the special interests must be pretty upset that the PEOPLE will be represented for the next 4 to 8 years and they mean to do something so it doesn't happen again anytime soon!

Yeah, because our problem as a country right now is that there's just not enough of a marriage between money and politics.

I have an idea, we should turn the us Govornment into a publicly traded company. The dollar bill will be one share of stock. That way people vote based on how much money they have. That way we don't even need campaign donations and the rich don't have to waste their money ensuring their candidate will get elected, its allready a sure thing.

And this is supposed to help our country in this economic crisis, how? No wonder the republicans lost. They are more worried about their own hides than the American people and this is more evidence of that!

i hope a bush-appointed judge doesnt get the case.

Funny, Obama and the democrats did just fine with the current legislation. i will keep saying that REPUBLICANS JUST DONT GET IT--THEY ARE THE PROBLEM, NOT ANYTHING ELSE!!! GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER!!!!

Oh, so Mr Maverick and Mr "I have been tested and can get things done" has now once again been proven to be incompetent and unable to do anything worthwhile.
McCain is too old and totally clueless and has been for a long time.

Palin is a complete and total moron and will never be anything but that.

McCain and Palin are completely stupid and irrelevant – please NO MORE STORIES on these two losers!!!

Yeah, just what you need, Republicans- more influence from mega-churches and oil companies. Keep going down that road, and the Democrats will keep cleaning your clocks. Have you learned nothing from this election? Elections are not won by a few huge donations. They are won by millions of tiny donations.

jeff: and others on here. i`m wondering if ya`ll have a crystal ball or a time machine. as it seems some of you can see 4-8 years into the future. and hey if you do or can who`s gonna win the world series next year i`ll make a trip to vegas. as far as obama goes the verdict is still out on that 1. i`ll stand behind him as the president period. however if he faulters along the way i`ll take him as a polititian as usual. ya thats right i proudly voted for mcain. and all you mcain/palin bashers must be jealous of them both, because you cant quit spouting off at the mouth about either of them.and hope obama does more than just a good job. more like above beyound great as if he doesnt, alot of you on this board will vote him out. signed an independent. and ya i`ll vote for a different party altogether next time.

EW- Obama's campaign money came from me and millions of other individuals like me. I was undecided about my vote until John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate and told Americans that the economy was fundamentally sound - just before it tanked. From that moment on, I became a donation-making supporter of the Obama/Biden ticket.

No one held McCains feet to the fire and made him take the easy way for financing his campaign. He could have worked hard like the Obama team did, but he was to lazy and thought he would take the easy way out. Obama knew he had to beat the sleeze machine the Republicans always role out and he knew beating that machine would take more then public funding would allow. Why the repubs think they have to go to court to beat this law is just another display of how they want to lie and sleeze their way back into office by having the swift boaters fund them, instead of working to earn the donations of the public. Hopefully the American voter will remember, come next election time, what a bunch of scum bags this group of republicans were and will vote accordingly IF the next bunch turn out to be the same bad apples this group was.

Thank you TEAM OBAMA for your GREAT EFFORT TO WIN OUR COUNTRY BACK.....

Palin should never show her face again. I'm sure she won't be missed by all those qualified GOP's.

So I guess Sarah Palin can no longer bring up this tidbit in every single interview. She had the same line rehearsed for Wolfe and Larry.
"I dont think Im the reason we lost, but we didnt have much funding because McCain didnt take public financing and Obama did."

She just had to get that dig in. The race is over. Larry nor Wolfe asked you about Obama. Shes starting to piss me off!.

(Oh did I mention Im a Republican?)

Funny! McCain could not win with federal money, and for some reason the Republicans don;t like the way Obama won the election.....so as usual they want to scrap the whole thing and start a new game that somehow will give THEM the advantage.

Another thought, maybe they realized Obama has 100 Million STILL LEFT in his warchest, and want ot find some way to disqualify THAT money from 2012!

The GOP seems to be at war with itself. On the one hand there are those who are trying to figure out how to rebuild the party after its dismaying throttling at the polls. At the same time, here is an example of others who are trying to reinstitute something that has helped to make the party so distasteful in the first place.

Clearly, for the GOP its easier to buy elections than win elections.

"They Eat Their Own!!!!"
It's a very common practice in politics.

The Jim Jones article on the front page of CNN.com makes me wonder if there will be a similar reflective article about Obama and the election of 2008 on the front page of a news website in 30 years...

Lap up that kool-aid folks. Lap it up.

Obviously, the bill limits the amount of the mud slinging and dirty tricks that the Republican soft money pays for so of course these low lifes want to challenge this bill.

The Jim Jones article on the front page of CNN.com makes me wonder if there will be a similar reflective article about Obama and the election of 2008 on the front page of a news website in 30 years...

That is, if the news isn't state-run at that time.

For those that must follow the letter of the law and clearly want to abide by it, then it is essential that the law read in a manner that makes the playing field level in all respects. When both parties agree to abide by this law and then one (Obama) chooses not to, then the private funding will put those that use (McCain) it at a distinct disadvantage. Obama outspent McCain by 4 to 1 throughout the country. becasuse he was using private funding after he agreed not to use it. It speaks loudly to the fact that had McCain advertised as Obama, would he have lost? McCain did receive nearly 49% of the vote.

I said for months, and months... AMERICA AND THE REST OF THE World will haVE TO DO SOME RESEARCYH BEFOR THEY ELECT ANOTHER IDIOT JUST BECAUSE HE IS EITHER pINK gREEN oR bLUEMMMMMJMMMM aMERICA IS IN tROUBLE JUST BECAUSE THEY YTHINK TYHEY OWN THE REST OF THE wORLD... wEW CAN ELECT WHAT WE wANT./....... oH BUT YOU cAN'T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

funny. the mccain-feingold act also expressely forbids use of contributed funds to purchase clothing. hmmm.....

Gotta get the soft money when we don't have enough popular support to keep up with the Democrats. Thanks, anyway, Senator War Hero. Now, take your girl and go away.

The only one McCain should even think about suing is the moose lady.

Why is it that the blogs accusing others of being "dumn" are the ones with the worst spelling and grammar?

@ Jonathan H

Go tell it on the mountain. You're going to pay your taxes or you're going to get prosecuted, plain and simple. So you have to start from the premise that the money is leaving your pocket whether you like it or not. It's not going to stay in your pocket just because we got rid of some "evil social program"...they'll just find something else to spend it on...like unjustifiable wars. So, aren't you really just telling us that instead of your tax dollars going to individuals in our society who need our help so we can bring our country to a higher level, you'd rather it going places like Haliburton and Exxon, so we can bring other countries to a lower one?

Amazing. The GOP is all "public financing is the way to go" until they accept that option and get spanked. Now they're trying to reinstitute the widespread use of soft campaign contributions. Pitiful.

The GOP is re-shaping it's future, alright. They're reshaping it to look like the past!

Wow, you would think the Democrats lost the election due to the vile comments that are still being made.

Give it a rest, and do something useful with your life other than make hateful comments on a news blog.

If you want the GOP and supporters to give O'Bama any respect, then I would suggest you keep the un-Democratic behavior to a minimum.

This especially goes out to the people that still feel they need to call Palin school yard names. The woman is not stupid, your just scared and trying to ruin her life... and it's pathetic.

Please say it aint so...Now I understand their lost in the election had nothing to do with their lack of message, but no money? Wow they really do scare me. I feel it's time the American file suit to abolish the republican party. what a waste.

Translation: Angered that Obama raised more money than their candidate and outspent them during the campaign, the RNC has hired a high-paid legal team to trump up challenges to legislation they themselves championed because, like almost everything they tred this election cycle, it backfired and they hate it when the law ends up applying to them instead of jsut everyone else.

With all the Partisanship in this country doesnt it just make more sense to divide this country in 2 sepearate countries?

When does she have time for her children? A special needs child 'needs more attention,and it seems it's not coming from her. So she claims to know about the needs of children with special needs.Trig is 5 monthes. Please!!! Take care of home first, you've got too many loose ends.

Attention G.O.P.
Thanks to your hero "W"
You have 8 years of Barack Obama and a Democratic Senate, House and soon a Liberal Supreme Court...
You can start crying now...
WHAAAA! WHAAAA! WHAAAA!

EW, stop spewing those lies about corporate funding, please. They have been debunked, and more importantly, repudiated by the voting public.

Repeating them only makes you a partisan hack.

1/20/09 – the day that the sun will shine, birds will sing, money will appear in everyones' pockets, everyone will stop shooting and angels will decend from heaven to bless us. I can't wait for this idyllic utopia!!! Why don't we inaugurate Him now!!!!

They have to pay for those "hate" ads somehow!

Sara Palin.....needs to shut up and go to Alaska; she is one of the biggest problem for the republican party and the nation's image....for god sake.... she needs to stay out of the public eye for the sake of the country; because she doesn't understand any of the issues; she doesn't think through for a solution; she doesn't know how to talk; she thinks that she is charming, but she is not...she is annoying....I think the republican party is better off without her. They need to bring out the outstanding republican poletician women to the public eye and replace her. THIS ALL MCCAIN'S FAULT AND HE NEEDS TO TELL HER TO SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Listen to the republican, cry like babies. we don't won't anyone running for office to be able to have private funding. Maybe if mc Sane, wouldn't had so many barbecue at his ranch when he thought just because he won between his his party early in the game, that he did nothing but brag. sore losers........I hope they lose the suit creeps!!!!!

It's amazing how many white people feel the need to write that they are 60 years old and white male or female. Case proven-White guilt won the election for Obama! Jeb/Newt 2012

Dear CNN,
I count 5 ticker items featuring Sarah Palin. Please cease and desist. Give the tabloids a break. They will love covering her nonsense. As one can tell from comments on these items, her name stirs up a hornets nest of controversy. Is that why you post Palin? If so, change your call letters to PALINN.

"Liberal and proud of it" you forget the one of the things that Republicans like to do is allow individuals to run their own money and not allow the government to take control of it. Liberals feel it necessary to take from some to give to others, and that is completely unfair to the people who actually work hard for a living. Sorry if I am not for social ideals of thinking everyone should have an equal part of the pie, no matter what they do BUT THAT IS SOCIALISM in its purest sense.

EW to answer your question as to where Obama get's his money, the answer is he got the money from people like me. Everytime I saw Sarah Palin's face on TV talking her nonsense repeating her dumn lines just to get her crowd going then I go online and donate money to Obama because atleast his got some brain.

I hope they don't get McCain too ticked off. He keeps saying he knows how to get bin Laden, but hasn't told anyone yet. Since he lost the election, our only hope might be that he tells the RNC.

Welcome to 2009 power struggle among democrats. Who will democrats be able to blame when they start raising taxes and jobs in America are gone. Now that the election wooing is gone and Obama has to live by the words he fed you during the election and he cannot deliver--Change is a big word and the meaning has a lot behind it.....it could be bad change or a good change.....who will you blame then.....and dont blame Bush–we all must remember who has led the congress the past two years--yes, it is democrats. Plan on having the government run your lives and see how good they have done in the past two years.with Wall Street the chaos will be carried over to the private sector. ...Enjoy your free life now as on January 20th your government will begin to run your life-which will never be your own after you voted in Obama. First they wlll take away your freedonm of speech, then your guns will be taken away- and on and on......

It's going to take some time to forgive Sen McCain for forcing his 'Not Ready for Primetime' vp on us – or should I say on the intelligent Americans who did not vote for them!

She is still a legend in her own mind, and McCain has lost all respect among many.

I would have a problem with Biden if he insists on 'pallin' around with him. Business is one thing; pleasure? Biden and any other Dem should keep him at arm's length. He speaks with fork tongue!

Hey Brian from NY....I like the emperor thinga ma jig. whooo hooo!!
May be that will be the way to shutting you bitter REPS mouths.... LOL!!

Isn't the "soft money" from the RNC, the PACs, etc what paid for all those really nasty ads for McCain – the ones his campaign "didnt endorse" and that which brought his overall spending into the same neighborhood with Obamas – just a few doors down. The same non-campaign money that Obama didn't spend – cause he raised his from small folks, like me? Was that sentence run-on enough for Sarah?

Dang, they are throwing this guy under the bus aren't they?

The Republican Party = the new poorly directed, poorly promoted, poorly written, poorly acted "New Reality TV Show". I'd watch, couldn't be any worse than "big brother", and a lot funnier.

The republicans have a hard time admitting they lost fair and square. They lost because they ran a dirty, negative campaign. They refused to address the issues, and when the economy went south, mccain failed to provide leadership.

Instead, he and palin spent all of their time trying to make us afraid of obama. They were too clueless to realize that the more they attacked him the higher his numbers in the polls went. The old "fear and smear" that they always use backfired big time.

While you are chewing over this just realize that people in other countries sent money to their relatives and friends in the US to send to the Obama/ Biden ticket.

The point is that the majority of the worlds population were absolutely disgusted with the Republicans, in particular JohnMcCain/Sarah Palin.

You may not know this but the majority of the aforementioned world population are better informed about what goes on in the US then the majority of so called American voters. This is a sad commentary on the American education system. Most Americans don't even know where the county line is, and Palin thinks Africa is a country?

What? This is one of the few good pieces of legislation among all the crap that comes out of washington for a long time. These people really have no clue do they? If it's so restricting, don't take public money.

David wrote, "I hope the RNC gets their act together next time and rallies behind a real candidate that best represents the will of the people: Ron Paul. Sadly given the choice between a Liberal and a Socialist, the dumb majority picked the Socialist."

David, alas, has no idea what Socialism is, what Liberalism is, or what Conservatism is. Socialism is based on government ownership of the national infrastructure, large manufacturing facilities, utilities, etc., which no Liberal has ever proposed. Liberalism is a political philosophy whose goals are to enhance the liberty, prosperity, security, and happiness of the nation's citizens, and it is willing to use the democratically elected government as a change agent if that is the best way to get things done. Conservatism (American style, anyway) is a political philosophy which seeks to enhance the wealth and power of Conservative leaders and it has no other goals.

So let me get this straight ... the reason the GOP lost nearly EVERYWHERE is because they could not "support state candidates, coordinate expenditures with our candidates, and truly engage in political activity on a national level" ... really?!?!

Really?!?! That Is why you got smoked, GOPers!!!

It wasn't the 200 TRILLION dollars? It wasn't the Wars? It wasn't the Wall Street mess? It wasn't record home foreclosures? REALLY?!?! You lost because of Campaign Finance Reform?!?! Are you serious!?!?!

Nonsense I tell you … utter nonsense! Jibber-jabber in fact!

Sure RNC, but let's agree any finance changes come with one imperative condition: the RNC is willing to adopt the same terms for donations as the DNC instituted recently. They will no longer accept donations from lobbyist groups or PAC organizations. Deal? Wishful thinking?

Many Amercians would agree the more we remove special interests from our politics, the better.

@ Brian NY: Honestly, are you daft?! You far-right-loons are so upset you lost you can't think straight. No one is going to be a dictator. No one has ever been in 220 years of our history.

How sad that you think so poorly of President-elect Obama, when he isn't even in Office yet. You have to stop listening to AM Radio, Limbaugh and the other hate-mongers have INDOCTRINATED you!

If you think about it, ALL elections are "bought" by everyone. No one can afford to run for even local offices without monetary support from both people and organizations. The Republicans just weren't that good this time around.

Half of Obama's campaign money came from corporations, lobbyists and unions. ANd I've never heard of a union donating to a conservative. Unions always back Democrats.

I could be elected President if I spent $650 million dollars. Thats more spent by 1 candidate than any two candidates in history. I would like to know where all of that money came from.

Barley a week and the RNC has thrown their # 1 man under the bus and saying " Hail to the Queen" to the gal who brought him down.
remember the old saying, " Behind every failed politician, is a Sarah Palin stabbing him in the back"

You should explain in the article what is this "soft money" the RNC wants. From what I understand, it's money comming from any "generous donors", companies, unions, lobbysts, anybody with special interests...Is this what we need now? I thought everybody wanted to leave the special interests behind.

Barack Obama was able to raise more than enough money for his campaign while following the McCain/Feingold legislation.

Why the hell can't the Republicans? What's their excuse?

GOP policies are too lame to win the financial support of real people, so they need soft money from fat cats to win elections.

Jerks.

Why don't we have real reform and force TV to donate limited amounts of ad time to candidates so that neither side has to kill itself raising money? Guess that's too reasonable and bi-partisan.

@Brian NY

You say that like it's a bad thing. I for one, welcome our new ruler.

Lights out!

Why doesn't this guy have the guts to admit the HUGE mistake in VP pick? If he did admit, I would respect him immensely now.

Sadly. Never mind. Move on, America.

Is this the same RNC that complained bitterly that Obama was "buying the election" when they normally outspend the Democratic Party?

You know...George Washington warned about the party system. Let's let this go. Maybe we'll get back to the politics our forefathers wanted by sucking the ability of political party machines to help buy elections.

Besides, this just makes the RNC look like sore losers.

Lobbyists.

Of course, the GOP filed this frivolous lawsuit in Louisiana where they can expect the judicial fix to be in.

Brian NY:

Really?
*dies laughing*

I'm hoping that was poorly presented sarcasm 'cause otherwise.... Yeesh.

I really do think that if people want to give small contributions as many did to Obama/the DNC, they should be allowed. But *all* money by big corporations, lobbying groups, etc. should be banned. If you can't get 'your people' to support you, then you don't need to bother running.

I guess the law worked just fine... until they lost the election.

Henry Miller, Cary, NC November 13th, 2008 1:28 pm ET
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100% agree with you.

If this goes through, then it is a sure sign that they are trying to jockey themselves even further into the corner/pockets of big business. When that happens, they are no longer "by the people, of the people and FOR the people"....instead they are "Bought and paid for by corporate america, to include foreign interests that do not in any way, shape or form represent what is best for "Joe the Plumber".

The republicans are once again trying to sell us out, but this time they are putting our politicians in the window for any and all foreign countries/companies to buy out.

irony

I can't wait until December 2nd here in Georgia – I get to vote AGAINST John McCain again!

Wow, Republicans are Soooooo clueless!

They put America in the dumpster and wonder why we won't vote for them!

I hope the RNC gets their act together next time and rallies behind a real candidate that best represents the will of the people: Ron Paul.

Sadly given the choice between a Liberal and a Socialist, the dumb majority picked the Socialist.

2012??? maybe 2016!! who's gonna beat obama in 2012??? lol come on"'

the liars are coming out of the woodwork now.I bet the shredders in the White House are humming 24/7,let alone the RNC.How many fingers am I holding up?Yep,just checking.

Yeh, these idiots on the right sure are trying to improve their "brand". Same old, same old. The [R] party has been hijacked for two decades now by neo-rightwing zealots. They are not going to change, and they are not going to give their party back to the real conservatives.....and they won't have to because of the baseline of support they get from mindless neo-morons out here in the electorate. The thoughtful conservatives that used to make up a good portion of the old [R] party will have to make a new party, or eat their own brains and continue to kow-tow to the likes of Pat Robertson and Fatso Limbaugh.

The RNC has shown itself as a knife-throwing, foul-smelling, hate center for the Republican party. Now, they are complaining that their smell is not strong enough. You RNC people need to be expelled! You are doing more harm for your party... than Bush/Rove/Cheney/Scooter/Card/Ney/Craig/Stevens/Cunningham/Abramoff/DelayPayne/Palin/OBL ever did....... (I got tired of listing them... There are many, many more....).

The RNC should pack-up, and go home. You have shown everyone what incompetent boobs, and hate-mongers you are.....

Give us some peace now....., to enjoy the results, or to cry about them.

RNC – R.I.P.

They closed the article about Sarah Palin to comments, so I will use this space instead.

I think Palin is great for America. She will help keep the Republicans out of office for at least a few Presidential election cycles. I totally agree that she is the future of the Republican Party – overly partisan, insular, out of touch and instinctively anti-intellectual. I also agree that the GOP should pander really hard to its conservative base and push their culture war "'issues" – which will all be additional contributing factors in further marginalizing the GOP. I know that I am deeply concerned about gay marriage, abortion and stem cell research as I watch this country's economic condition and status as a great power decline day by day. . .

Also, Karl Rove is the mouth of Sauron (buit with a wattle).

He let them down, and now they are punishing him for it. Poor man....

And I want to sue McCain for dragging Palin to the National Stage she seem to have a hard time leaving!

Way to go RNC!
The Democrats figured out a message and took you to the woodshed.
Now, you are going to pout that you didn't get to use all of your "daddy"s" money to respond.
Sure, put it back into the hands of corporations and lobbyists. And then lie to the voters about how you care about them.

They Eat Their Own!!!!

The RNC is just looking for more ways to BUY AND ELECTION.

This is not about "free speech," its about buying favors in Washington, and it's go to stop!

RNC was beaten at their own money game by the Obama-machine and now they want to change the rules since their 527 loopholes didn't help when America rised up to the occasion.

No matter how much money they raise, they still have to get people to vote for them. Unless and until they get civilized, the Repubs will continue to lose elections. People will be used to going online and giving their input, something unheard of in the Republican party, and the transparency is another issue they would like to ignore. After this new administration, voters will see how government should be run and will accept no substitutes.

HA HA HA, more proof the republican party is falling apart at its seams.

Henry Miller, Cary, NC:

You say Presumably the Democrats also want this, yet they aren't the ones filing suit. Just like during this election some Republicans were complaining at the lies being told in the campaign by "both sides" , when it was 99% their own side, but they want to make it look like it happens everywhere. This is an old tactic, and people see through it now.

A house divided will fall....

This is just too funny... they all stomped around lauding McCain – now they are suing him. I don't know who to feel more sorry for:

- McCain (maybe there was a plot to help him lose besides Palin?)
- the individuals who call themselves Republicans
- the country who loses again when these fools can't get their act together...

Not a big fan of the Democrats per se, but boy they look so much smarter...

So . . . The One Piece Of Legislation That Mccain Touted In His Campaign Is Being Rejected By The Republicans! Now Thats Funny! This Just Shows That Mccain Does Not Know What He Is Doing! He Wont Even Try To Get An Earmark For His Own State So They Could Build A Park For Kids Or Improve Something . . Anything! But That Would Require Actually Working Instead Of Taking A Nap On The Senate Floor!

The RNC is becoming just awful right now. It is repulsive that the GOP wants to rely on the big $ lobbies for the primary source of campaign contributions which has become the root cause for so much of the recent corruption of numerous party members – some now sitting in federal prison.

All the RNC has to do is set up a web site within each state or district and the money will pour in for their candidates. The candidate can then spend the money on the campaign as they see fit.

It worked for Obama, it should work for everyone.

Hey CNN,
I thought Palin had her 15 second already? Why not talk about the hunt for Obama's girls pet, it does not cause stress, my blood start to boil when I hear that Woman (Sarah)

Weren't you complaining that Obama was spending too much money in the campaign? add that one to your hypocrite list

Odd – The DNC isn't filing anything. Or is it just sour grapes over losing and the GOP is looking for yet another excuse to add to their list of the media bias, economic collapse, no WMDs, neocons, evangelicals, Palin and the biggest of all – the repugnent electoral politics of fear, smear, mock and lie...

Well, the RNC was at the short end of the campaign financing stick this year, so they don't want it to happen again. The RNC and republicans in general receive billions of dollars from corporate lobbyists, they saw what happened when that well is not deep enough.

The problem is, just like what they did with medicare, the policies that comes out of lobbyist funded candidates are more favorable to the corporation at the expense of ordinary people.

Republicans should be irrelevant for a few year to get rid of all the corrupt leaders. This will give a chance to leaders like Jidall and yes, even Palin to come to the forefront and start a new republican party.

LOL. I love the fighting amongst the ranks in the GOP. Keep it up guys. You guys will be out of Wasington for a while, so tear each other a new one while you're on your hiatus.

Hmm, why didn't the RNC file this earlier?? Is the GOP having internal problems??

Nice try mcbush. i hope someone is fighting this. mcbush wants to make sure only corrupt politicians in bed with lobbyists get voted in. Forget about the people.

So now the Republicans are filing suit against campaign finance laws that were established by McCain-Feingold. The Republicans were financial outgunned by the Obama campaign–therefore we need to reform the laws to allow us more of the financial pie. It is so evident that they are planning the potential purchase of the next election–good luck Republicans-the Deomcrats rule the roost.

Will they never learn??
People are so sick of the republicans dirty tricks, sleeze and total disregard what is moral. And do not tell me they havent found and used every loophole to get around what is put into place to try and
keep the campaigns half way fair.
Who are you people?? Why have we elected politicians such
as they to have any say so about the future of our country?

Someone throw them a towel their tears are running down their shirt

W H O R E A L L Y C A R E S.....
Why do we treat everything like a reality show...

People are suffering & losing their jobs & homes in REAL TIME and we discussing Palin & McCain. W H O R E A L L Y C A R E S.....??

Interesting the Republicans are trying to overturn something bipartisan

I have always thought that McCain-Feingold was a ban on free speech, so I am all for this.

If Republicans want a way to finance their campaigns, let them go get it from their constituents!

The problem with these sticky right wing snakes is that under the auspices of "First Amendment" rights they will actually be looking for a way to have Corporate PACs, Special Interest Groups, and Lobbyists fund their campaings without the limits now imposed.

That's not American! Let the voters fund their candidates' campaigns – not the oil companies!

The RNC is consistent-
FEAR, SMEAR and LAW SUITS. I am so glad I saw the light years ago and became a Democrat!

I guess since the RNC does not have a way to counter Obama's online fundraising, the RNC wants to reverse the McCain law so they can raise more money from lobbiest. They can use the soft money for more corruption so they can lie and cheat their way into office.

The repubs are already trying to figure out a way to stop Obama and dems next time around. Good luck, cause while you are going down that avenue, Obama and the dems will out smart you and go down another avenue. This is hilarious to watch the repubs squirm!

Why is everyone writing about the 2012 elections? There is no such thing. Obama has already started consolidating his power. He will be president for many years to come, only the term president may be replaced with something like Supreme Leader or Emperor.

Republicans are upset that their mean spirited campaign ads haven't worked. It's pathetic.

There is no real bipartisanship with the republicans. Its more like my way or the highway mentality. This is why they were voted out and will continue to be over the next years.

So John, do you still want to campaign for Saxby Chambliss when your own political party repudiates your legislation?

It is the dying animal that attacks its own body.

First they lose, and now they eat their young.

Well now...I love it....the truth finally is exposed showing which side really has been blocking finance reform. After all the chatter from the 'right' about how Obama used more money, complaints about lobbyists, etc. Hehehehehe......They can blame it on the Dems all they want, but when the rubber hits the road, they are responsible.

Guess who is on the low end of the feeding chart... Yup the defeated
Presidential Candidate... You Betcha...

Yup its that old(69yrs)-retired-white guy from Ma. Former Republican

You betcha...

Bruce

“The RNC must have the ability to support state candidates, coordinate expenditures with our candidates, and truly engage in political activity on a national level,” RNC chairman Mike Duncan said.

In other words, the RNC, and presumably the Democrats as well, want to go on being able to buy elections with money derived from lobbyists, companies, and unions, thereby rendering the contributions of private citizens irrelevant.

A country of the power groups, by the power groups and for the power groups. All us poor schmucks at the bottom of the political food chain have to do is shut up, get robbed in taxes, and obey every idiot law the morons dream up.

Really now? This should be interesting....

The fact that idiots in the GOP are trying to run moose barbie in 2012. Shows that this election taught the GOP nothing.

Thank you CNN for not having a picture of the Alaska idiot on your web site front page. I'm so tired ofr having to see her picture for the 100000000000000000000000000000000000000th time and getting the urge to puke again!!!!!

The RNC and political pundits just can't get past the fact that Obama won because he has proven to the majority of voters that he is a stronger leader with better policies.

Why not solve this problem in a truly democratic manner – ban all private contributions and limit campaign funding to public financing. Force candidates to run on their accomplishments instead of their bankroll.

republicans flip flopping worse than a landed skip jack...wheres tom delay and his antics where he can't be indicted for using RNC money because they were checks...being reformed I presume in the big house

Funny how they waited after he lost to do this. Wonder if it would be different story had he won??

RNC eating its own babies. Rabid dogs they are!

this is bull cramp!

No wonder the USA is in trouble;
I can't believe all the hate and negative statements toward Sarah Palin. Obviously she is a very smart articulate person whom was asked to run on the Republican Ticket with John McCain.
Certaintly she has lots to learn but don't we all.

Now the RNC's turn to whine about something that their own party candidates put into law because it hasn't worked out for them the way they wanted. I hope they realize that the Republican party is looked at with more and more disregard, every time they have spoken in the last couple weeks, since they lost the election.

I think the RNC should worry about rebuilding the party and keeping Palin out of the news cycle until at least 2012. Right now they just come across as petty, whiney, undefined and immoral losers. Thanks to Bush/Cheney and McCain/Palin the Republitards have been hijacked by Flush Limpbone, Spawn Insanity and Blow O'Reviley. No soul, no intelligence, no principles, no integrity, no decency, no diversity ... just plain ol' nuthin"!!!

You know, I don't think the problems the GOP have with getting candidates elected are related to campaign financing. I'm pretty sure it has everything to do with the fact that Americans, or at least a significant majority of them, are sick of being governed by the criminally incompetent Republicans they had to choose from. Maybe you should move on from people like Bush and Palin and find someone who is proud of being ignorant about the world around them.

Republicans are pretty upset that for the first time in modern history they were outspent by the democrats.

The RNC needs to stop trying to figure out how to divide, cheat, lie, and spread hate with their know-nothing candidates and learn how to unify, show transparency, etc. if they want to win again.

This happens to be one of the laws that made me respect Sen. McCain the most. Now they are going to villify him and tear down his reputation by challenging his bi-partisan efforts? So wrong in so many ways.

It's sad to watch a political party I once admired reducing themselves to such gutter politics.

Of course the GOP wants to lift the federal "ban" on soft money. Even though they were not hamstrung from creating "Swift Boat Vets for Truth" organizations that lacerate candidates on so-called "issue ads," they were outspent by the Democratic party, which hasn't happened in my life time.

What better way to ensure free speech for all Americans by having select corporations with hundreds of millions of dollars throwing money to prop bobble head candidates with a good handshake and a vacant smile?

I am beginning to think that there is some media racial bias against Obama and for palin. There is no sane reason to continue to tack this low IQ want to be.

The media makes ya, hopefully they can and will break ya, soon.

So, he does something right to inhibit the purchase of elections and the RNC doesn't agree. Why am I not surprised??

Now they want to change the rules again....
Do they have to do that whenever they lose an election?

There are so many ways that money can be raised and spent in support of candidates that it is futile to try to restrict it. I have always been surprised that a "strict constructionist" Supreme Court ruled that "money is speech," in that the excessive role of campaign contributions cannot be what the Founding Fathers intended when they advocated petitioning the government for redress of grievances.

I would be willing to see no restrictions, no reporting, no anything, but I think that the public interest is best served by immediate transparency through reporting the source and dollar amount whenever contributions are received. Fortunately, the Internet makes this possible at little cost of reporting.

Honesty and Godliness never die, in the long run. On the contrary, emotion or "good time" never lasts. History is our witness. God bless America, in the tradition of our founding-fathers such as George Washington and John Adams, He sees the whole picture while we limited and imperfect human beings see only the snapshots. It is called spiritual and moral maturity.

This makes me LOL!
Senator Obama blew away the competition with his band of campaign donors... from 5.00 and up his supporters supported him to the max.
The republicans are still licking their wounds, trying to figure out just how they lose these electins so badly.They still trying to balms President Bush and it ain't working.
They have no one to blame but themselves and their slimy slander filled campaigns, their dirty tricks that failed, their making fun of community organizers, their socialist branding terrorist filled nonsense that turned voters completely off...and their banding behind Sarah Palin and trying to convince the world that she's ready to lead the country.
They think we're idiots...and we're not!

Oh okay RNC. You were a cheerleader for finace reform hmm let's see 3 weeks ago and now you are suing? I know, I know, you think that if you can spend more money, that you can mask the truth from the American people. Like I keep saying, for all you true Republicans who are sick of your party leaders, get out and create your own party. We don't care about how much money you can raise and spend, 65 million peoplesaid enough was enough. The RNC are just flat out idiots! You think you are down now, just wait until the new adminstration makes believers out of 3/4 of your party, you will be like the rest of the small parties in America, enough people to make some noise and not enough to make a difference.

See if money transactions from foreign nations can be stopped. Also money raised on the enternet should be stopped. Also limits put in place for how much money can be spent on campaigns

this is a joke

Republicans= HYPOCRITES

But what does Sarah Palin think of this? Please, PLEASE won't you tell us what Sarah Palin thinks of this, CNN?

What a joke,,,the RNC just threw McCain under the bus.
This party is in such disaray that they are a joke,
They want "soft money" back...come on..get with it...this is all in response to the fact that they were out spent and out raised.
If they would fix thier own house and see how the oposition raised money maybe they would learn a thing or two.
it is politics as usual from the RNC, which is why they lost. Perhaps they need to look at the whole picture and the changin attitudes of the country.
like Bob Dylan said "'" the times they are changin"

OMG, what does Campaign Financing have to do with the First Amendment??? Am I the only one confused here??

Hmmm – McCain is ineffective even as a senator. Maybe he should NOT re-run in 2010. (Doubt they will re-elect him anyway – folks in his state don't like him very much).

lol.... republicans.... what a joke they have become.