« McCain, Obama issue joint statement on rescue plan | Main | Liberal ad shows McCain scars, questions health »

September 25, 2008

Obama adviser: Betting McCain shows for the debate

Obama campaign senior strategist Robert Gibbs predicted this morning that John McCain will change his mind after all and show up tomorrow in Mississippi for the first scheduled presidential debate, rather than skip it to concentrate on the financial industry bailout. "I believe the debate's going to happen as scheduled," Gibbs told reporters at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. "I actually think he's going to come to the debate," Gibbs said of McCain. "I think he will decide a president is capable of doing more than one thing at a time." In any event, Gibbs said, Barack Obama will be there. Gibbs acknowledlged the debate commission has not told the Obama folks that the event would go on if McCain were a no-show. However, Gibbs said, "The commission has not talked to us in any way about changing what is planned to happen Friday. They have not made any plans not for it to go ahead." No details on how Obama might be preparing for a one-man debate.

Posted at 10:25 AM |

TrackBack

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d83451c64169e2010534cc9d1a970b

Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Obama adviser: Betting McCain shows for the debate:

Comments

M. Simon

McCain said: No Mortgage Deal, No Debate.

If Obama shows up alone he is going to look very, very, very, foolish and unPresidential.

Posted by: M. Simon | September 25, 2008 at 02:16 PM

Ivanv

M.Simon,

I disagree with you. Obama showing to the agreed upon debate isn't foolish.

If McCain's not there, then he might have an 'economy' speech prepared to deliver to the 60,000,000 household TV audience.

Simpleton, if a president can't handle surprises - though, with McCain's 3 day notice his cowering won't be a surprise - then he's applying for the wrong job.

McCain lost this gamble.

Posted by: Ivanv | September 25, 2008 at 03:42 PM

Rodger Lemonde

All McCain has to do is send in the vice pitt bull.

Posted by: Rodger Lemonde | September 25, 2008 at 04:54 PM

Vote Swinger

This a big misstep by McCain.

His logic of helping sort out the financial collapse on Wall Street will NOT play on Main Street. The reality is that if you don't show up for the debate it is like missing a job interview. He is trying to ACT Presidential, but he is not the President. The nuance of this move is lost on the masses. He looks scared, not presidential.

I HOPE he does not show up just to prove that he is "McCain in the Membrane".

Posted by: Vote Swinger | September 25, 2008 at 06:05 PM

dan patten

1mccain has missed all vots and has released no bills on topic 2 it is not for mccain and obama to solve there are special banking commitee people on it all candidates have to do is vote3 it is settled already 4 obama called mccain to come up with joint stance mccain said yes get back to you on details but instead mccain realeases a announcement posturing that he is only serious one and bush should tell obama to come to special meeting, this is nonsense and even gop sees this as desperate gamble

Posted by: dan patten | September 25, 2008 at 07:52 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.

ABOUT THIS BLOG

This is a group blog by McClatchy journalists who covered the 2007-2008 presidential election campaign.
E-mail a story suggestion
More McClatchy politics coverage
McClatchy homepage

MCCLATCHY LINKS

RECENT POSTS

MONEY

POLLS

MEDIA

MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS

THIS MONTH

    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
      1 2 3 4 5 6
    7 8 9 10 11 12 13
    14 15 16 17 18 19 20
    21 22 23 24 25 26 27
    28 29 30        

ARCHIVES