Is Obama afraid to debate McCain ?

[52ndStreet]

Is Sen. Barack Obama afraid to debate Sen. John McCain?. I get the impression
that Sen Barack Obama is afraid to debate Sen. John McCain in a town hall debate setting. Is this an accurate assumption.?
I heard a news report that an Obama campaign manager declined Sen. McCain's invitation to 10 town hall debates? Is this true?.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Obama won his elections by assassinating the character of his opponents long before the election. He has never had to actually face a 2 person race. Of course he is afraid to debate McCain in any manner much less one McCain is comfortable in.

 

[52ndStreet]

Obama won his elections by assassinating the character of his opponents long before the election. He has never had to actually face a 2 person race. Of course he is afraid to debate McCain in any manner much less one McCain is comfortable in.

I get the impression that he is reading from a script, when he makes these
"Change we can believe in" speeches. And there are times when he appears to
pause for a few seconds in one on one T.V. interviews.He does not appear to be
as continuous and fluid in the one on one live interviews.Has anyone else noticed this?

 

[Angel Heart]

You'll find a lot of it in here:

http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/download/manifest.pdf

 

[chapstic]

Is Sen. Barack Obama afraid to debate Sen. John McCain?. I get the impression
that Sen Barack Obama is afraid to debate Sen. John McCain in a town hall debate setting. Is this an accurate assumption.?
I heard a news report that an Obama campaign manager declined Sen. McCain's invitation to 10 town hall debates? Is this true?.

barack hussein obama without his tele-prompter? he has no chance.

 

[Denny Crane]

McCain can't muster enough media attention on his own so he is at the mercy of Obama to draw the crowds, begging Obama repeatedly for a debate, any debate, so he can get his name mentioned in the MSM.

It's McCain who is scared because Obama seems to be sucking the air out of the room where voter attention is concerned.

 

[52ndStreet]

McCain can't muster enough media attention on his own so he is at the mercy of Obama to draw the crowds, begging Obama repeatedly for a debate, any debate, so he can get his name mentioned in the MSM.

It's McCain who is scared because Obama seems to be sucking the air out of the room where voter attention is concerned.

If McCain is supposed to be the one that is afraid,then why is it that the Obama
campaign managers continue to reject McCain's offers for a series of town hall
debates!? 10 debates to be exact.

I feel it is the Obama people who are the ones that are really afraid to debate
Sen. McCain.

 

[Article 15]

If McCain is supposed to be the one that is afraid,then why is it that the Obama
campaign managers continue to reject McCain's offers for a series of town hall
debates!? 10 debates to be exact.

I feel it is the Obama people who are the ones that are really afraid to debate
Sen. McCain.

Did you understand the post you quoted?

It is always the guy that's behind demanding debates in order to get exposure ... as the posted told you by sharing a stage with McCain he gives him free attention ... no ... the Obama campaign is playing it safe by doing the traditional thing front runners do ... limit debate ... I know ... so much for change and all ... but you can't change much if you lose by running your campaign the way your opponent wants you to.

 

[Article 15]

Plus ... be careful what you wish for ... all those who claim Obama is bad at debating, I don't necessarily disagree with you ... but you gotta be putting on some serious blinders or have completely missed the GOP primary debates to not know how badly McCain comes off in debates.

He's the porn star acting version of a debater.

 

[52ndStreet]

Did you understand the post you quoted?

It is always the guy that's behind demanding debates in order to get exposure ... as the posted told you by sharing a stage with McCain he gives him free attention ... no ... the Obama campaign is playing it safe by doing the traditional thing front runners do ... limit debate ... I know ... so much for change and all ... but you can't change much if you lose by running your campaign the way your opponent wants you to.

Yes I did understand what the poster posted, And I reject his assumption that by accepting Sen.McCain's offers for debates, Obama would be giving free
additional exposure to Sen McCain . They would booth get the same amount of exposure, and
I still feel that the Obama people are afraid that he would not do as well as
Sen. John McCain in these town hall one on one type Debates.Your argument
is weak Article 15. I don't accept what you Obama supporter are saying. It just doesn't make any kind of sense.

I feel Americans want to hear the two candidates for President debate the issues, with out media bias towards one candidate.And right now the media is biased against Sen. John McCain.
A series of Town hall debates without any media Network moderator, and questions and answers from the audience, is what Americans want.And Obama is afraid of this type of debate.

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Obama is the Front runner? He is nearly at a dead even with McCain in the pols last I saw. As our next savior he should be up by 30 points or more at this point. yet he is not. Ya he is ahead alright.

 

[Article 15]

Yes I did understand what the poster posted, And I reject his assumption that by accepting Sen.McCain's offers for debates, Obama would be giving he free
additional exposure. They would booth get the same amount of exposure, and
I still feel that the Obama people are afraid that he would not do as well as
Sen. John McCain in these town hall one on one type Debates.Your argument
is weak Article 15. I don't accept what you Obama supporter are saying. It just doesn't make any kind of sense.

Reject all you want ... that's what is happening.

 

[Article 15]

Obama is the Front runner? He is nearly at a dead even with McCain in the pols last I saw. As our next savior he should be up by 30 points or more at this point. yet he is not. Ya he is ahead alright.

Yes, he is the front runner ... check the RCP average ... if that isn't good enough, check Vegas and see the chances the bookies are giving McCain ...

 

[Jon]

Obama will need to pay Clinton to come stand next to him and feed him answers.

 

[Chris]

Obama was the president of the Harvard Law Review.

He isn't afraid of Grampa McCain.

They will debate after the conventions. I hope McCain doesn't mix his meds, or he could be in trouble.

 

[52ndStreet]

Yes, he is the front runner ... check the RCP average ... if that isn't good enough, check Vegas and see the chances the bookies are giving McCain ...

An AOL straw poll has Sen. McCain leading Sen. Obama 64 to 46!!.
different polls are now showing different results.

 

[Jon]

An AOL straw poll has Sen. McCain leading Sen. Obama 64 to 46!!.
different polls are now showing different results.

So the total vote is 110%?

Anyway, it's a dead heat in RCP, really. And McCain is constantly gaining ground. Plus, McCain is just now starting to advertise in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania. And if he chooses Ridge as his VP, may as well count Pennsylvania out of the Democrat column.

 

[Article 15]

An AOL straw poll has Sen. McCain leading Sen. Obama 64 to 46!!.
different polls are now showing different results.

Duh ... that's why the RCP National Average is where you go to get the real pulse ... there or Vegas where they are interested in money ... not a candidate.

 

[Article 15]

So the total vote is 110%?

lol ... i missed that

Anyway, it's a dead heat in RCP, really. And McCain is constantly gaining ground. Plus, McCain is just now starting to advertise in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania. And if he chooses Ridge as his VP, may as well count Pennsylvania out of the Democrat column.

Ridge is a sure way to keep conservatives home come November.

 

[Chris]

So the total vote is 110%?

Anyway, it's a dead heat in RCP, really. And McCain is constantly gaining ground. Plus, McCain is just now starting to advertise in key states like Florida and Pennsylvania. And if he chooses Ridge as his VP, may as well count Pennsylvania out of the Democrat column.

Dream on....

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