I'm not going to take money from lobbyists. And people said, 'Well, that can't be done.' Except they didn't understand that you were going to finance this campaign with $25 contributions and $50 contributions and $100 contributions. And so we changed the minds how to run a presidential campaign.
Obama discusses his campaign financing strategy and commitment to not taking money from lobbyists.
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