McCain Backpedals on Public Financing for the Primary By Emily Cadei and CQ Staff Posted February 11, 2008 at 1:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit McCain rejects primary public funds Recent Stories ‘Motion to vacate’ threshold will rise under House GOP accord New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership House will remain Republican in 2025, narrowly House GOP nominates Johnson for speaker, taps McClain for conference chair Senators divided on Hegseth nomination for Defense secretary Trump plans to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz to be attorney general