http://www.thesunshineempire.com/2008/09/24/mccain-looks-to-duck-debate-for-good-of-country/ Clear political commentary | Debate | Humor and Sports Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thesunshineempire.com/2008/09/24/mccain-looks-to-duck-debate-for-good-of-country/comment-page-1/#comment-9210 Jae Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:57:28 +0000 http://www.thesunshineempire.com/?p=1425#comment-9210 I'm genuinely curious about this tactic. I'm not naive enough to believe in McCain's altruism. But, I thought he felt a debate would play to his "townhall meeting' strengths. Has that changed? Is it the polls that are informing this decision? Most obviously, he turns Obama into a follower by being the first to postpone, but there are 433 other congresspeople, 98 other senators and only two or three presidential debates before Nov. 4. So, a postponement is a major, major issue. Is it as obvious as McCain simply wanting to point the finger at Obama's bailout vote? I’m genuinely curious about this tactic. I’m not naive enough to believe in McCain’s altruism. But, I thought he felt a debate would play to his “townhall meeting’ strengths. Has that changed? Is it the polls that are informing this decision? Most obviously, he turns Obama into a follower by being the first to postpone, but there are 433 other congresspeople, 98 other senators and only two or three presidential debates before Nov. 4. So, a postponement is a major, major issue. Is it as obvious as McCain simply wanting to point the finger at Obama’s bailout vote?

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