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Some Democrats may out of finance cap

By CRAIG GILBERT
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Last Updated: Nov. 7, 2003

Washington - Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold called on Democratic candidates Friday to honor spending limits during the presidential primaries.

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But Feingold said that if Dean or other Democrats opt out in order to be more competitive against Bush, they should at least honor the $45 million cap against their Democratic competitors and stay within the limit until there's a "presumptive nominee."

Several advocacy groups that support campaign reforms made a similar appeal Friday.

"That would at least demonstrate that the decision to opt out is prompted by the president's unprecedented fund raising and not by a desire to overwhelm those Democratic candidates who choose to stay within the public financing system," Feingold said in a statement he issued Friday after getting questions on the subject.

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Feingold has not endorsed a presidential candidate and said he doesn't expect to.

"I think Governor Dean is an excellent candidate and so are a number of others," Feingold said. "I want to see if we can avoid a competitive race to the bottom when it comes to this fund-raising stuff."

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