Friday night: debate night
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 09:09PM With the campaign stuck in a bit of a lull, the first debate can't come soon enough.
The first of the three meetings will take place this Friday, and the topic for the night will be foreign policy. It's ironic that they'll be chatting foreign policy at the very time the financial markets are going through its worst upheaval since the Great Depression, but the schedule and topic was set months ago.
This probably works to McCain's advantage in that he's clearly stronger on foreign policy than domestic, and given the rough ten days he's had, the timing couldn't be more perfect to get back on comfortable footing. But McCain has more to accomplish, too. He's behind -- albeit slightly -- and it's up to him to change the dynamic of the election. Put another way, McCain needs to score points while Obama merely has to avoid any mistakes.
Neither candidate is a particularly strong debater. By and large, Hillary got the better of Obama in their one-on-one confrontations, while McCain usually fared well enough not to be singled out, but never really overwhelmed the multi-candidate forums. It's been a while since either candidate has had to debate anyone; it'll be interesting to see how the jitters and nerves come into play.
Reader Comments (4)
I'm interested in your thoughts on the latest McCain news, "McCain Aide’s Firm Was Paid by Freddie Mac." I already posted it on my FB page :).
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/politics/w24davis.html?hp
That's sort of like saying my cousin's friend knows a guy who knows Derek Jeter ... meaningless.
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