McCain proposes weekly townhall meetings with Obama...
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In his speech today, McCain said that he sent a letter to Obama this morning inviting him to join him for weekly town hall meetings, instead of big media driven, spin-filled debates. He even joked that they could travel together to save money.
I really like this idea... and I would love for these two candidates to actually communicate together during this campaign. I think that it could really ratchet down the political culture that has spun out of control in the last 15 years.
I really like this idea... and I would love for these two candidates to actually communicate together during this campaign. I think that it could really ratchet down the political culture that has spun out of control in the last 15 years.
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of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
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was like a picture
of a sunny day
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”
― Abraham Lincoln
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Either way, and no matter who you think is going to win, seems like a big risk for McCain to take on Obama in that kind of setting.
Agreed.
Still, probably not the time to take your opponents strenght and try to make it his weakness...in my opinion. I guess it depends on the format.
Although, I do think minimizing the Obama $ by talking of traveling together, etc. is a smart move for sure. Start playing up the fact that you have less $ by making it seem as though you are frugal.
remarkable.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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McCain proposed only 10 town hall meetings... it's not like he wants to do them every week until election day.
True, but the difference in many of the polls have been within the margin or error. Also, Bush trailed both Gore and Kerry in polls and we saw how those election turned out.
It would be interesting to see them travel together though. It would be a breath of fresh air to see two competitors slug it out respectfully with little to none of the negative campaining and "swift-boating" we've seen in the last 2 presidential elections.
if we truly wanted to enact real democracy in america, federal election-processes would receive large quantities of tax-payer moneys to ensure that under-funded candidates have at least a minimal degree of "equal-opportunity" to participate in expressing policies and ideas; all of the basic procedures and debates would be funded by the government [the people] for the benefit of the people [the government]; all candidates would co-exist in a similar atmosphere, perhaps comparable with a professional sports combine or a large arts audition; and in the long-run this would propel the best candidate to rise above whatever bullshit political-environment may be dominant at a given moment because the extraneous factors of wealth and bureaucracy would not exist.
[yes, you may say im a dreamer, but im not the only one......]
to dust i guess,
forgotten and absorbed into the earth below,..
on first glance...that sounds like it could well be a very positive first step, absolutely.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Yep, you're right. I aluded to that in a later post after thinking about it more. It counteracts Obama's big buck$!
thanks, but there is ZERO chance of Obama caring to enact such broad changes to the existing system, which is why so many around here are adamant about his "lack of electabilty"!!
to dust i guess,
forgotten and absorbed into the earth below,..
McCain Raises Millions
By Matthew Mosk
While Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were doing battle in the last handfull of primary contests last month, Republican John McCain was busy socking away money.
McCain raised $21.5 million last month, up from the $18 million he collected in April, while piling up cash in his campaign accounts, ending the month with $31.5 million.
The Republican presidential candidate may still be playing catch-up, though. Obama, now the presumptive Democratic nominee, has not released his figures for May fundraising, but he had $46.5 million on hand at the end of April, despite having spent $35 million on a month of primary battles. And historically, the month a presidential candidate clinches his party's nomination brings the biggest fundraising bonanza of the campaign.
Still, Republican officials were pleased with their improving circumstances. In a statement released today, RNC officials said the party had $53.6 million in the bank at the start of June, a figure that will "signal a strong showing for Republicans in the presidential contest, especially as they prepare to confront Democrat Barack Obama, whose extraordinary fundraising has set records."
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/05/mccain_raises_millions.html
cross the river to the eastside
McCain just raised $21 million and is now the sole recipient of republican/conservative contributions, plus his wife is a gazillionaire.... he's not out of money, nor will he ever be.
I just don't see why McCain would want to do this. Say what you want about Obama, but the guy is a great speaker...an ability not quite as strong for McCain.
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg
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who knows, maybe we'll all get lucky and they'll decide to make each other each-other's running-mates,...
McCain/Obama vs. Obama/McCain '08!!
[i think im gonna vomit...]
to dust i guess,
forgotten and absorbed into the earth below,..
I don't know. Obama doesn't seem too comfortable off-the-cuff. He's great at the long, uninterrupted well-rehearsed speeches.
Get him in a Q&A, and he calls people bitter gun nuts
That's the reason Obama is proposing a Lincoln-Douglas format ... prepared speeches, perhaps reacting to each other, but with a limited Q&A session.
for the least they could possibly do
I actually agree with this.
Nope, you're not the only one.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
-Oscar Wilde
it's funny, there is so often said how people need to wake-up,... and here i am just wanting to fall asleep for once......
[wait, that isn't really funny at all. sorry.]
to dust i guess,
forgotten and absorbed into the earth below,..
Obama will always have more money... he's a donation magnet. He smiles at people and they hand him $100 bills. McCain will never raise as much money as Obama, but he'll raise enough to fund his campaign through November.