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John McCain's campaign now wants to suspend the VP debate?
CNN's Dana Bash reports that McCain officials are "trying to negotiate with the Obama campaign and the presidential debate commission" to change next Thursday's planned vice presidential debate into a McCain-Obama debate. The VP ...
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NO. No No No And NO!
Hoffmania! —
... This has got to stop. No way, no how is THIS going to happen. CNN's Dana Bash reports that McCain officials are "trying to negotiate
with the Obama campaign and the presidential debate commission" to
change next Thursday's planned vice presidential debate into a
McCain-Obama affair. The VP debate would be postponed to another date. ...
Related: obama, debate suspend, obama mccain debate
Suspending The Palin Debate?
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 9/25/2008 — The other shoe drops. CNN reports : McCain surrogate Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 9/25/2008 — The other shoe drops. CNN reports : McCain surrogate Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate ...
Quick! Hide Sarah Palin!
obsidianwings.blogs.com 9/25/2008 — by hilzoy CNN : "McCain supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate should take the ...
obsidianwings.blogs.com 9/25/2008 — by hilzoy CNN : "McCain supporter Sen. Lindsey Graham tells CNN the McCain campaign is proposing to the Presidential Debate Commission and the Obama camp that if there's no bailout deal by Friday, the first presidential debate should take the ...
McCain Avoiding The Debate? It's Happened Before
dailykos.com 9/25/2008 — With his poll numbers tanking, John McCain wants to pull out of the presidential debate. No, I'm not talking about tomorrow's debate with Barack Obama. With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. ...
dailykos.com 9/25/2008 — With his poll numbers tanking, John McCain wants to pull out of the presidential debate. No, I'm not talking about tomorrow's debate with Barack Obama. With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. ...
Guest bloggers debate the debate that might pit McCain vs Obama
latimesblogs.latimes.com 9/26/2008 — So, right now we don't even know if we'll have a presidential debate tonight between the guy from the Democratic machine that has ruled Cook County since just after the dinosaurs migrated to Wisconsin and the guy who's been in Washington a ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com 9/26/2008 — So, right now we don't even know if we'll have a presidential debate tonight between the guy from the Democratic machine that has ruled Cook County since just after the dinosaurs migrated to Wisconsin and the guy who's been in Washington a ...
First Obama-McCain Presidential Debate In Mississippi: Video, Highlights, Analysis
huffingtonpost.com 9/26/2008 — SEPT 25: Debate Prospects Uncertain, But Preparations Continue : "Prospects were questionable at best that John McCain and Barack Obama would meet Friday for their first presidential debate as progress appeared to dissolve between Congress and the ...
huffingtonpost.com 9/26/2008 — SEPT 25: Debate Prospects Uncertain, But Preparations Continue : "Prospects were questionable at best that John McCain and Barack Obama would meet Friday for their first presidential debate as progress appeared to dissolve between Congress and the ...
The debate is on
powerlineblog.com 9/26/2008 — The McCain campaign has announced that McCain will debate Obama tonight: Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members...
powerlineblog.com 9/26/2008 — The McCain campaign has announced that McCain will debate Obama tonight: Senator McCain has spent the morning talking to members...
McCain Wins Debate
dailykos.com 9/26/2008 — Barack Obama might as well go back to his suspiciously unsuspended campaign, because John McCain has already won tonight's debate. "McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag ...
dailykos.com 9/26/2008 — Barack Obama might as well go back to his suspiciously unsuspended campaign, because John McCain has already won tonight's debate. "McCain Wins Debate!" declares the ad which features a headshot of a smiling McCain with an American flag ...
McCain won the first GOP presidential debate
americablog.com 9/24/2008 — Don't believe the McCain spin as he tries to lower debate expectations. Despite what the GOPers will be saying this week, McCain has a very strong debate track record. He won the first debate among the GOP candidates in May of 2007. So said Dick ...
americablog.com 9/24/2008 — Don't believe the McCain spin as he tries to lower debate expectations. Despite what the GOPers will be saying this week, McCain has a very strong debate track record. He won the first debate among the GOP candidates in May of 2007. So said Dick ...
Breaking: McCain suspends campaign over bailout, wants debate postponed
michellemalkin.com 9/24/2008 — John McCain has asked the presidential debate commission to suspend this Friday’s debate so he can return to Washington to vote on the Mother of All Bailouts. [...] Read the rest »
michellemalkin.com 9/24/2008 — John McCain has asked the presidential debate commission to suspend this Friday’s debate so he can return to Washington to vote on the Mother of All Bailouts. [...] Read the rest »
CNN: McCain cancels VP debate
americablog.com 9/25/2008 — My god, could they be more obvious? CNN's Dana Bash just revealed the McCain campaign's latest strategy: Push the first Presidential debate back to October 2nd, the date of the VP debate. The VP debate would be delayed "until another time." Sure. ...
americablog.com 9/25/2008 — My god, could they be more obvious? CNN's Dana Bash just revealed the McCain campaign's latest strategy: Push the first Presidential debate back to October 2nd, the date of the VP debate. The VP debate would be delayed "until another time." Sure. ...
Jonathan Garthwaite: To Debate Or Not To Debate...
townhall.com 9/25/2008 — I tend to agree with Matt, Hugh, et al that McCain campaign suspension and questioning of the debate schedule was a smart decision. It hasn't been a great couple of days for the McCain campaign and McCain had to make...
townhall.com 9/25/2008 — I tend to agree with Matt, Hugh, et al that McCain campaign suspension and questioning of the debate schedule was a smart decision. It hasn't been a great couple of days for the McCain campaign and McCain had to make...
Obama needs to suspend his campaign, return to Washington to propose his own Market Stabilization Bill
firedoglake.com 9/22/2008 — While I was very happy with Obama's words against the Paulson plan , he needs to make it clear and unequivocal. Krugman explains why: As I read what's happening now, John McCain is denouncing the Paulson plan, while Barack Obama — out of a ...
firedoglake.com 9/22/2008 — While I was very happy with Obama's words against the Paulson plan , he needs to make it clear and unequivocal. Krugman explains why: As I read what's happening now, John McCain is denouncing the Paulson plan, while Barack Obama — out of a ...
Breaking: McCain Campaign Suspends Campaign Due To Crisis, Calls On Delay For Debate
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/24/2008 — John McCain will say later today in New York that he's suspending his campaign in response to the economic crisis, and is calling on Barack Obama to delay Friday's debate. From the prepared remarks just sent out by his campaign: Tomorrow morning, ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 9/24/2008 — John McCain will say later today in New York that he's suspending his campaign in response to the economic crisis, and is calling on Barack Obama to delay Friday's debate. From the prepared remarks just sent out by his campaign: Tomorrow morning, ...
A Pre-Bradley/Wilder Effect?
riehlworldview.com 9/24/2008 — Breaking News >> McCain to Suspend Campaign to Deal With Financial Crisis; Calls on Obama to Do Same; Wants Debate Postponed Not comforted by the McCain to suspend play. It suggests he needs to shake things up. I realize that there's a ...
riehlworldview.com 9/24/2008 — Breaking News >> McCain to Suspend Campaign to Deal With Financial Crisis; Calls on Obama to Do Same; Wants Debate Postponed Not comforted by the McCain to suspend play. It suggests he needs to shake things up. I realize that there's a ...
Breaking news: Mc asks Obama to suspend Friday debate
sistertoldjah.com 9/24/2008 — He’s suspended his campaign as well . The rationale being that he thinks they both should be putting their energies towards resolving the economic issues that have blown up the last couple of weeks. Team Barry has said “no” … ...
sistertoldjah.com 9/24/2008 — He’s suspended his campaign as well . The rationale being that he thinks they both should be putting their energies towards resolving the economic issues that have blown up the last couple of weeks. Team Barry has said “no” … ...
Senate Dems Call McCain's Bluff
huffingtonpost.com 9/24/2008 — Democrats in Congress, and by extension Barack Obama, are calling Sen. McCain's bluff on his proposal to suspend his campaign, delay Friday's debate and return to Congress to work on a bailout plan. Leaders in the Senate were quick to call McCain ...
huffingtonpost.com 9/24/2008 — Democrats in Congress, and by extension Barack Obama, are calling Sen. McCain's bluff on his proposal to suspend his campaign, delay Friday's debate and return to Congress to work on a bailout plan. Leaders in the Senate were quick to call McCain ...
McCain Suspending Campaign
talkingpointsmemo.com 9/24/2008 — The McCain camp has just sent word that the senator is suspending his campaign and returning to Washington to deal with the financial crisis. McCain is also calling for a postponement of Friday night's debate and for Obama to suspend his campaign ...
talkingpointsmemo.com 9/24/2008 — The McCain camp has just sent word that the senator is suspending his campaign and returning to Washington to deal with the financial crisis. McCain is also calling for a postponement of Friday night's debate and for Obama to suspend his campaign ...
John McCain: A Soap Opera *and* a Clown Show
delong.typepad.com 9/25/2008 — Isn't this carrying scared-to-debate a little too far? Reuters: Breaking News: McCain says will suspend campaign to return to Washington Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout ...
delong.typepad.com 9/25/2008 — Isn't this carrying scared-to-debate a little too far? Reuters: Breaking News: McCain says will suspend campaign to return to Washington Thursday to help with bailout negotiations, asks that Friday debate with Obama be postponed so bailout ...
Obama: Debate Should Go On
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 9/25/2008 — The Democrat's campaign said it was surprised that McCain decided to suspend his campaign.
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com 9/25/2008 — The Democrat's campaign said it was surprised that McCain decided to suspend his campaign.
McCain Obama Presidential Debate — Blue Star Chronicles
We will be covering the first presidential debate in Mississippi tonight. The video and a transcript of the debate between presidential candidates, John McCain and Barack Obama will be included on this post when they become available.
McCain Obama Debate
The question up in the air ...
McCain's Debate Decision — A Blog For All
Sen. John McCain has stated that he would suspend his campaign and hoped to delay the first debate scheduled for Friday because of the fiscal crisis and that Democrats and Republican leaders, plus Sen. Obama and himself could work out a deal to figure out how to deal with the toxic paper ...
McCain Camp Wants To Postpone VP Debate — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
John McCain's campaign now wants to suspend the VP debate?
CNN's Dana Bash reports that McCain officials are "trying to negotiate with the Obama campaign and the presidential debate commission" to change next Thursday's planned vice presidential debate into a McCain-Obama affair. The VP ...
Evening News Roundup — The Page by Mark Halperin
All three networks led with continued debate over the financial rescue and McCain’s “unprecedented” decision to suspend his campaign and seek to postpone the debate. Recapped Obama’s response and Bush’s address to the nation, referred to on ABC as “a ...
Today in The Nation: Let's Debate — The Nation: Top Stories
John Nichols John McCain is so overwhelmed by the economic crisis that he wants to suspend the presidential campaign and delay Friday's first debate. Barack Obama says presidents need to be able to multitask.
John McCain wants to bail on Friday's debate — BlueOregon
Apparently, John McCain wants to bail on Friday's debate with Barack Obama. Could it be because he's behind nine points in the polls? The New York Times has this :
Senator John McCain said Wednesday that he would suspend campaigning on Thursday, and seek a delay in this week’s planned ...
Friday Night — The Corner on National Review Online
Obama evidently sees no reason to suspend campaigning. A reader suggests:
If Obama insists on a Friday debate, he should debate Biden. They can
talk about coal, gun control, the vote on the Iraq war, inappropriate
political ads, etc.
Breaking News: McCain to Suspend Campaign — The Latest on Air America
NBC News is reporting:
NEW YORK - Sen. John McCain today called for a delay in Friday's presidential debate with Sen. Barack Obama, which is scheduled to be held in Oxford, Miss.
The Republican presidential hopeful said that he will suspend his campaign tomorrow in order to return to ...
