Behind in the polls, John McCain needs to adopt an unconventional campaign tactic I read about yesterday; he needs to publicly challenge Barack Obama to agree to be hooked up to a lie detector during the third and final presidential debate Wednesday evening at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. Yes, I know, the Democratic Party [...]
John McCain Offered New Tactic for Final Debate
October 10th, 2008 · No Comments
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Did John McCain Just Commit Political Suicide?
September 24th, 2008 · 18 Comments
In a post two hours ago, I broke posted news about John McCain suspending his campaign — and calling upon Barack Obama to do the same — in order to work on perhaps the greatest economic crisis ever to face the United States. Now I wonder whether or not the Republican presidential nominee might have [...]
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Presidential Debate Schedule, Formats Announced
September 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Today, Paul G. Kirk, Jr. and Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. announced the finalized formats of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential debates agreed to by the Obama and McCain campaigns. In calling them “a breakthrough in the history of televised debates,” however, the co-chairmen of The Commission on Presidential Debates may have exaggerated a bit. [...]
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Groups Want Secret Debate Contract Made Public
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Ten self-described pro-democracy groups are calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to make public the secret debate contract negotiated by the Barack Obama and John McCain campaigns. The list of groups involved includes: Open Debates, Common Cause, Fair Vote, Judicial Watch, Democracy Matters, Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, Rock the Debates, Personal Democracy Forum, [...]
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