Behind  by five to seven points in the polls.   Eight  national polls show him down by seven points. Mc Cain cancels his campaign to help with the financial crisis!!!   Are you kidding me here you bummified idiot.  Like you will save the day and the nation by making the trip?  He knows he is losing the battle and this political ploy will show his real colors.

More than anything right now we Americans deserve the debate as planned.

Very  cowardly to me.  He should be interested in getting votes instead of losing them.

Unbelievable...........   

Well RP what I can always count on from you is a decitated opinion, thanks for your input.  Mrs RP let you have the puter tonight?

The last I looked McCain was a Senator still. So is Obama. They both should be there and pospone the debate, Seems we pay them to be Senators. Of course Obama's vote would just be, " Present. "

We shall see.  Either way the debates will go on....................we shall see.  Make book anyone if it will happen.

10-1 it.............................?

In 1864 when Gen. Sherman was marching on Atlanta, we had a debate.  In 1944 when D-day was going on in Normandy, we had a debate.

Give Palingate more time to prepare for her debate next Thursday?

The dems will show up, how bout the pubs?

Discuss:

Are they trying to add on the bailout for the automakers in Detroit as another nail in the taxpyers coffin?

There is an awful lot of cynicism in posts to this thread.

Is it possible that McCain is just being McCain?

For those of you who don't think Palin is ready for primetime, and that this is just a ploy to buy more time for her, I would suggest that you haven't been paying attention to her performance in past debates or during the interviews she's given.

Don't read the spin from either side.

This debate was scheduled a year ago, long before the candidates were known, or this problem cropped up.

McCain is his own man. He's not afraid to debate. Accusations of that sort are just the silliest of charges. They have no basis in reality.

Duane is correct about that poll put out by the WashPo yesterday. The internals are weighted heavily for Democrats and blacks.

That poll is not a reflection of a decision by the country. It is designed to make news and sway opinion.

I just read an article, and at this time in 1976, Jimmy Carter was up on Gerald Ford by 30 points. He only won by 2.

If Obama goes into the election in November with the polls still looking the way they are today, he's done.

Another poll, shows that 18% of voters are undecided. Couple that with the Pennsylvania poll that shows 1/3 of Democrats are not likely to vote for him because he's black, and the message is clear.

He's in trouble. Can he still win. Of course. It's not over.

But any talk of McCain's demise is quite premature. He has been written off many times over the last 18 months, and here he is in a great position to win the Presidency.

When it comes to polls, the pundits have a love affair. I read a lot of pundits, and regardless of affiliation, they have one major resounding theme. It's a game to them. They live in a bubble, and they rarely get outside of it.

The only polls I really pay attention to are Zogby and Rasmussen and even those can't be counted on this far out.

Rush Limbaugh has it correct, and he's been saying this for many years. The polls will get closer to reality by election day, because the pundits don't want to lose credibility.

I WANT Oprahma to be up a few pts in the polls come election day....


....that way, peeps will think more when they vote....think "do we really want the most liberal guy in the Senate and a 1 term Senator who was running for the presidency after only a hundred or so days in Congress to be THE heartbeat of the President.............nah, I'll take old McCain"

Man, everybody discounts the Bradley Effect, I KNOW personally people that will and have lied to the pollster, so as not to look like a racist, I tell them just because you don't want to vote for the black guy, doesn't make you a racist, you name the issues you disagree with and that will give you the footing you need. Race need never be used at all.   One of the eastern states, "the bammer" was supposed to win handily, and lost by the margin he was ahead, that is the Bradley Effect, it doesn't work in a open vote (caucus) cause your neighbor can see ya, but behind the curtain, things change dramatically. I'm not preaching doom and gloom for "the bammer", I'm just saying that it is a lot bigger then its getting credit for.     Duane

CMA.   did you see the interview with Palingate and Katie Couric?     http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4479049n


Please take the time to listen to the entire interview.  Pay close attention to her "FOREIGN POLICY EXPERIENCE".

More of McSame, actually less!!



 

100% here Sarah.