"Obama's Public Financing Move Puts System at Risk, Biden Says" (Bloomberg)

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Democratic Senator Barack Obama's decision not to accept public funds for his presidential campaign puts the financing system at risk, said Senator Joe Biden, an Obama supporter.

``In terms of undermining the public financing idea for everyone'' the decision ``doesn't help,'' Biden, a Delaware Democrat, said today on NBC's ``Meet the Press'' program. ``It's going to be harder to make the case'' for public financing, he said.

Senator Lindsey Graham , a McCain supporter appearing on the same program with Biden, said Obama ``is reinforcing everything that's wrong with politics.''

``This is a game changer in terms of the general election,'' said Graham, of South Carolina. ``This will not go unnoticed by the American people.'' McCain plans to take public financing for the general election campaign.