you can take people 's word . ... He said he would stick to his agreement . He did n't . '' Watch McCain 's attack on Obama Â '' He said his campaign will reconsider whether to opt out as well . `` We '' l have to reevaluate in light of his decision , '' he said . But he said he leans toward taking public money . But Rep. Rahm Emanuel , an Obama supporter , argued that the Democrat had `` more than realized the objective of public financing '' by setting up a system to accept small donations over the Internet . `` It has given the American people a voice in our political process and has forever changed politics in this country by inspiring record numbers of Americans to participate in bringing change to Washington , '' Emanuel said . Despite the heated back-and-forth , CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider said it is unlikely the controversy will influence voters . `` I 'm not sure it 's a big deal for most voters . There 's not a lot of support for the public financing system . '' Schneider said . `` About
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. John McCain on Thursday accused Sen. Barack Obama of breaking a promise when the Democrat decided to forgo public financing in this fall 's campaign . Sen. Barack Obama repeatedly broke campaign fundraising records during the Democratic primary season . Obama told supporters in an e-mail message Thursday that he would not accept about $ 85 million in public funds when he becomes the Democratic presidential nominee . In the e-mail , Obama said the public campaign financing system allowed `` special interests -LSB- to -RSB- drown out the voices of the American people '' and asked his supporters to `` declare our independence from a broken system . '' McCain said that Obama 's move to drop out of the system `` should be disturbing to all Americans '' and that he may decide to opt out , too . `` Sen. Obama 's reversal on public financing is one of a number of reversals ... that he has taken , '' McCain said while touring flood-damaged parts of Iowa . `` This election is about a lot of things , but it 's also about trust . It 's also about whether