Why doesn't Obama challenge Hillary to a debate solely on the Iraq war?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

I want to see her try to weasel out of it.

[99th_Monkey]

1. because the Dem Primary is basically over. He's itching to go tear into McSame

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. yes Obama needs to finish her off quickly

[LSK]

3. and can we get Mike Malloy or Randi Rhodes to moderate it?

:D

[anonymous171]

4. That's one of their only differences. I say go for it.

[olkaz]

5. No more debates.

The American people know where both of them stand.

It would be a tactical error for the Obama campaign to consent to yet another.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

6. He will be calling the tune

[MADem]

7. Why would she "weasel?" They vote EXACTLY THE SAME on funding,

and Obama has said he really doesn't know how he would have voted if he'd been in the Senate at the time.

She'd JUMP on the opportunity. After all, Obama wants to stay in Iraq at LEAST a year and a half longer, and more if "uh...the generals....uh" tell him it's important to stay. BE interesting to see if the Crown family of Chicago helped him with that strategic plan...

Hillary has said we're leaving, no exceptions, starting sixty to ninety days after she takes the oath.

"That's a debate she'd LOVE to have"--to approximate a comment Obama uses all the time. She'd debate him on that ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, and on a moment's notice.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. lets see if she would risk it all on a debate

[MADem]

17. I would bet a LOT of money on that. I doubt any bookie would give odds.

It's a slam-dunk that she'd take that debate. Obama SUCKS at debate. He's not just bad, he's awful. Between the monotone and the Uh....uhmmmmm....uh-ing that he does, you can see his 'people meter' tanking everytime he opens his mouth.

It would not be ANY "risk" for Clinton. It would be a prize.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. no

[ccharles000]

9. that would not be much of a debate.

They both agree that we need to get out.

[lutefisk]

10. That is a great idea. As long as the moderators don't work for corporate media.

It would have been great to have single issue debates with "expert" moderators throughout the campaign, but it didn't happen.

Instead we got insulting, manipulative, corporate media crap.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

13. Voters WANT to hear detail on real issues

voters are getting very weary and yes bitter. I heard some people say yesterday yes we are bitter.

[DearAbby]

11. Nope...

Any Debate with Clinton is a waste of time. Obama has to deal with the Campaign against McCain and the GOP smear machine. Clinton is no longer relevant.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

14. need to prick with the fork ASAP

[onenote]

12. because, like it or not, people paying $4 for gas don't want to hear only about the war

The war, like it or not, isn't the number one issue anymore. Its the economy, and asking to hold a debate that ignored the issue that is of greatest interest to the voters would be suicide.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. the economy ofcourse and they are worried about the triillions in debt for the Iraq war

[2rth2pwr]

16. Fear.

[book_worm]

19. Actually two debates one on Iraq and one on the economy.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

25. kind of linked? Oil/Iraq/economy

(& Iran)

[4themind]

20. Make it Lincoln-douglas-like with strict time limits.

I.e. a computer cuts off the mic if they go 10 seconds over.

[indimuse]

21. Obama lost today.

sad...very sad...

[Rosa Luxemburg]

24. Lost what - did he lose Hillary?

she gone yet?

[splat]

22. The economy is what people really care about now -- rising prices affect everybody

[Texas Hill Country]

23. because she would PWN him.