How Soon Should Obama Challenge McCain to a Debate?

[crankychatter]

If he wins PA?

After he wins North Carolina and Indiana?

Sooner?

Later?

What say you?

[2rth2pwr]

1. I'm not sure Obama's ready for a debate anytime soon.

[jackson_dem]

11. They think he is good at them. They don't realize what O and his handlers do...

They can't connect the dots. There is a reason O is afraid of debating Hillary again...

[GoldieAZ49]

27. LOL, he is still rubbing his bum from the last debate

:rofl:

[AllentownJake]

2. October

After both have been actually nominated. Honestly, this is meant with no disrespect, McCain doesn't look good these days. He might be debating someone else.

[crankychatter]

5. Lieberman

good grief

it'll be Bugs Bunny vs Elmer Fudd

[Tribetime]

3. challenge him to basketball one on one first

McCain will be in bed for 6 months

[crankychatter]

8. :--P

he'll last that long?

[scheming daemons]

4. There won't be any debates until after the conventions... never has been....won't be this time...

...

[crankychatter]

6. ok... how about a two person, moderated roundtable?

hm?

[crankychatter]

7. lots of unconventional things happening this year so far

yup

[aaroh]

9. do what ron paul did to McCain...just ask mccain economic questions then its all over red rover

[jackson_dem]

10. If he can somehow pull it off he should never debate again in his career

He just sucks at them. He should stick to speaking to adoring fans who have a tendency to feint when they see the messiah.

[scheming daemons]

13. He clearly won the Ohio and Texas debates.... one bad debate is not a "trend"...

...

[Cha]

18. And if Ignore is talking about Obama

"losing" the PA debate then that's wrong. Obama clearly won.

[John Q. Citizen]

15. Your bitterness just oozes from everyone of your posts. One of the high lights of Obama

winning the nomination will be that I won't have to see you whine any longer.

And that's a fact.

[jackson_dem]

16. Another Obamite threatening an Obama critic with banning

:boring:

[John Q. Citizen]

19. I have no power to ban you. But if you read the rules and you read Skinner's post

on the subject you will realize that once Obama is the recognized nominee you won't be able to whine at will.

and that's a good thing!

[jackson_dem]

20. I will be supporting O if he wins. He is 100000x better than mcSame

[John Q. Citizen]

31. Good enough!

[Middle finga]

12. I think once he wrap up the nom he should take him an overseas

tour like Granpa McCain did, get his "Head of State" look on so America can contrast his overseas visit with the McCain and Bush's embarrassing overseas visits. Once americans see the love Barack will receive from around the world, I think it will make a lot of americans proud again even the white rural voters voters might come around.

[crankychatter]

21. best of

thanks

[davidpdx]

14. I think you are looking at September, sometime after the conventions

before a debate happens. Both sides should officially nominate their respective person first. Once the primary season is over, I think Obama will pick up some steam and that may help him going into the debates. I'm not sure how many more "senior moments" McCain can have before his campaign totally implodes. Maybe he'll fall off of a stage like Bob Dole did in 1996.

[Secret_Society]

17. After (and if) Hillary drops out...

If not he looks like he is disregarding the Democratic Party process

[mattclearing]

22. It doesn't work that way...there's the Commission for Presidential Debates

that has already outlined their plan for the debates.

[crankychatter]

23. OK... perhaps something less formal? on the model of the "Compassion Forum?"

it IS an unconventional year with lots of surprises so far... and more to come I'm sure

[grantcart]

24. From Wednesday on he should forget about Hillary and campaign against McCain

way to early for Debates

[grantcart]

25. Are you aware that there is a commission that handles debates for the General Election

Our Mission

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004.


And the debates are set for

November 19, 2007

Paul G. Kirk, Jr. and Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., co-chairmen of the non-partisan, non-profit Commission on Presidential Debates ("CPD" or "the Commission") today announced dates, sites and formats of three presidential and one vice presidential debates for the 2008 general election. The dates and sites are:

First presidential debate:
Friday, September 26
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Vice presidential debate:
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Second presidential debate:
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Third presidential debate:
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

[crankychatter]

28. Yes, someone just told me... and now you with more, thanks

good suggestion too... focussing on the General after PA

[GoldieAZ49]

26. as soon as he has 2025 delegates and becomes the nominee

until then, he is in a primary candidate

To call for a debate with McCain will just spotlight his arrogance once again.

and when McCain turns down a debate with a primary candidate it will make McCain look far stronger

But maybe that is what you have in mind, afterall :shrug:

[FrenchieCat]

29. He would need to take a small rest.....first.

pick his Veep.

Plant for the convention, you know...that stuff.

[goletian]

30. tomorrow. he should continue as if hillary is already out of the picture.

of course, he cant really because then people would call him an elitist for carrying on as if hed already won.