Thursday, September 25, 2008
McCain delay
I'm curious to see how McCain's request to delay both the presidential and VP debates until the bailout is settled will play out. Will voters see this as a move that is in the best interest of the country, that demonstrates the very leadership and bi-partisanship that McCain has been emphasizing? Or will they see it as a move of weakness, suggesting that: (a) McCain is incapable of doing more than one thing at a time, (b) McCain is unprepared for the debate and wants to postpone, (c) he's covering for Palin who is unprepared for her debate, or (d) all of the above?
My guess is voters will be split between the two possibilities, with perhaps a slight edge in McCain's favor.
My guess is voters will be split between the two possibilities, with perhaps a slight edge in McCain's favor.
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4 comments:
FWIW Bill Clinton has weighed in on the side of McCain. He points out that McCain has requested more debates with Obama numerous times, so one would have to really stretch to think that McCain is afraid of the debate. However, it still leaves open the possibility for Dem attack that he's doing this to postpone VP debate so Palin has more time to get up to speed.
Boy, could the Clintons have done more to undermine Obama this cycle, short of NOT endorsing him?
FWIW, I think McCain's primary focus is to show he's a problem solver, not to avoid debating. In fact, when it comes to the debates, he probably likes the idea of postponing them to get a bigger impact out of them. The closer together they are, and the closer to the election, the more impactful they might be. And McCain clearly needs another game changer.
Agree across the board. In every move they've made, you can see how bill and hillary are doing everything they can to support mccain, short of actually endorsing him. She's doing nothing to disguise her interest in running in 2012.
also agree that mccain would benefit from debates taking place later since he is a better Q&A guy than Obama, who suddenly loses his ability to speak when it's not written for him on a teleprompter.