Obama Says No To Debates Before Ind., N.C.

Rejects Clinton's Proposal For Moderator-Free Match-Up

(AP)  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Sunday brushed aside a challenge from Hillary Rodham Clinton to debate before the May 6 primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.

On Saturday, Clinton said she wants Obama to face off with her in a debate without a moderator, Lincoln-Douglas style.

"I'm not ducking. We've had 21" debates, Obama said on "Fox News Sunday."

"For two weeks, two big states, we want to make sure we're talking to as many voters on the ground, taking questions from voters," he said. "We're not going to have debates between now and Indiana."

The more open style of debating where each side presents an argument gets its name from the famed debates that took place during the 1858 U.S. Senate race in Illinois between Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democrat Stephen Douglas.

Trailing in delegates and the popular vote, Clinton has been stepping up the pressure on Obama for more debates in advance of primaries on May 6 in Indiana and North Carolina.

Obama was planning to return to his home in Chicago on Sunday and had no public events scheduled. Clinton was spending the day campaigning in North Carolina.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said superdelegates should make known their choices on the Democratic nominee for president by the end of June. Ultimately, he said he believes their decisions will be based on who is more electable, rather than necessarily who has the most pledged delegates, because that is what party rules stipulate.

"This is essentially pretty close to a tie here," Dean said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

"What's going to happen in the last nine primaries is there's going to be some feeling at some point that one of these candidates is more likely to win than the other and that person will get the nomination. I can't tell you who that is, I have no idea who that is, but that's what's going to happen," Dean said.

Dean also said he expected the party to heal from the bitter primary race if superdelegates make their decisions in June and that he believes Michigan and Florida delegates will be "seated in some way."

"If you go into the convention divided, it's pretty likely you'll come out of the convention divided," he said.

The Democratic Party stepped up its attack on Sen. John McCain, using a new party ad to cast the presumed Republican presidential nominee as a commander in chief who would keep troops in Iraq for 100 years. The ad is part of a half-million-dollar, three-week national cable television campaign aimed at linking the Arizona senator to the policies of President Bush.

The ad set to begin airing Monday accuses McCain of wanting to remain in Iraq for "maybe 100" years, a link to a remark McCain made in January while campaigning in New Hampshire. The ad concludes, "If all he offers is more of the same is John McCain the right choice for America's future?"

Since then, McCain has repeatedly said he has no intention of extending the war into the next century, but would keep a U.S. military presence in Iraq much as the United States has in Germany, Japan and South Korea.

The Democratic candidates have also acknowledged they would keep non-combat troops in Iraq to ensure its stability. But they have said they would begin withdrawing combat troops promptly upon becoming president, a step McCain has said would be precipitous.

The DNC has been organizing a drumbeat against McCain at the state party level to coincide with McCain's travels across the country.

Meanwhile, Obama has become a Republican target. The North Carolina Republican Party aired an ad, over McCain's objections, that uses remarks by Obama's former pastor to portray Obama as too extreme. The ad points out that the two Democrats running for state governor have endorsed the Illinois senator.

Freedom's Watch, a conservative group, and the National Republican Congressional Committee are running ads in Louisiana criticizing Obama's health care proposal and linking him to a Louisiana congressional candidate.

[vmcneal2]

VOTE OBAMA IN 2008 --- IT IS TIME FOR BLACKS TO RISE !!!


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Posted by eatmochickn at 02:52 PM : Apr 28, 2008

This is a lame attempt by some white person trying to turn white voters against Obama.

[pepperwood2]

According to a the most latest unabiased new poll done by Jane Fonda, Geraldine Ferarro, Rendell, George Stephanopoulos, Jimmy Carter, Chavez, Castro, NAFTA paid for by Hillary that if the election were to be held today that Hillary would win the Presidential Election in November - 93% favor Hillary - 7% John McCain. Paid for by Hillary.

A new unabiased Clinton poll will be paid for an taken every hour on the hour from now until????
by Hillary even if she loses the nomination and runs out of money. Again she emphasizes emphatically that Obama CANNOT & MUST NOT win the election using this polling data as proof.

[vmcneal2]

Hillary Rodham Clinton has a better chance than Barack Obama of beating Republican John McCain, according to a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters her argument that she is more electable in the fall than her rival for the Democratic nomination.

The survey released Monday gives Clinton a fresh talking point as she works to convince pivotal undecided superdelegates to side with her in the drawn-out Democratic primary fight.

Clinton, who won the Pennsylvania primary last week, has gained ground this month in a hypothetical head-to-head match up with the GOP nominee-in-waiting; she now leads McCain, 50 percent to 41 percent, while Obama remains virtually tied with McCain, 46 percent to 44 percent.





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Posted by libra127 at 02:24 PM : Apr 28, 2008
If Obama goes to the convention with more pledge delegates and the superdelegates "give" the nomination to Hillary the Dem party will no longer have the black vote in their pocket.

Maybe Black voters should take another look a McCain because they will not support Hillary unless she wins the nomination fair and square.

[vmcneal2]

Obama is not a stupid man, he has nothing to gain by debating Hillary. This thing has been going on for too long. Let the voters vote and see who comes out on top.

[libra127]

POLL: CLINTON HAS BETTER CHANCE THAN OBAMA OF BEATING McCAIN
By Liz Sidoti, Associated Press

Hillary Rodham Clinton has a better chance than Barack Obama of beating Republican John McCain, according to a new Associated Press-Ipsos poll that bolsters her argument that she is more electable in the fall than her rival for the Democratic nomination.

The survey released Monday gives Clinton a fresh talking point as she works to convince pivotal undecided superdelegates to side with her in the drawn-out Democratic primary fight.

Clinton, who won the Pennsylvania primary last week, has gained ground this month in a hypothetical head-to-head match up with the GOP nominee-in-waiting; she now leads McCain, 50 percent to 41 percent, while Obama remains virtually tied with McCain, 46 percent to 44 percent.

[vmcneal2]

BLACKS- WITH ALL DUE RESPECT- WILL NOT "RISE" AS ONE PERSON SAID- IF THEY DO, THEY WILL HAVE CREATED A CHAOTIC WAR AND IT IS THEN CONSIDERED: SUDDEN REVERSE DESCRIMINATION. NOT ALL BLACKS ARE POOR, SOME ARE VERY EDUCATED AND VERY WEALTHY. WHY DOESN''''T THE POOR BLACKS FIGHT THESE PEOPLE? THE BLACKS ARE ONES KEEPING THE RACE ISSUE GOING.


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Posted by JACK3213 at 11:24 AM : Apr 28, 2008


That ignorant post about "Blacks rising" was written by some lame white person just to stir people like you up. The people who have the power never want lower and middle class blacks, brown and white people to come together. Trust me you''re getting f*cked just like the rest of us but you fall for the BS everytime.

[vmcneal2]

VOTE OBAMA IN 2008 --- IT IS TIME FOR BLACKS TO RISE !!!


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Posted by eatmochickn at 12:18 PM : Apr 28, 2008

You''re not fooling anybody except other White people like yourself. There is nothing more lame than some White person posting BS just to play on the fears of other White people.

[parachutepol]

Why debate? If you know it all and have all the answers Sen.Clinton. Why debate? You are the one behind, he doesn''t have to debate anything with you or your family. Wake up girl.

[popstom1]

Well that''s the end to debates with Obama at anytime
bye bye Obama

[libh8er]

Barry Ubama is a marxist. He has gravitated towards ''black liberation theology'', which is also a marxist philosophy, as well as to liberal, leftest professors.

There is NO WAY this guy can carry the main stream of society.....you know, the ones who cling to God and guns.

[popstom1]

The Good Rev.Wright has cook his duck''s and he hope''s
that there''s no tv in NC.

[craigh9]

Obama has the pledged delegate lead, the popular vote lead, and the MONEY. Politicians have been known to turn their back on the will of the people when its for personal or political gain, but a politician that turns his back to money most certainly has not been created yet. Obama raises money with ease - Hillary got an influx last week but it still didn''t match her debts. Superdelegates are just waiting for the right time to line up with Obama to access his fundraising ability and increased energy in the party - that right time will be next week after he wins NC and Indy.

[jack3213]

BLACKS- WITH ALL DUE RESPECT- WILL NOT "RISE" AS ONE PERSON SAID- IF THEY DO, THEY WILL HAVE CREATED A CHAOTIC WAR AND IT IS THEN CONSIDERED: SUDDEN REVERSE DESCRIMINATION. NOT ALL BLACKS ARE POOR, SOME ARE VERY EDUCATED AND VERY WEALTHY. WHY DOESN''T THE POOR BLACKS FIGHT THESE PEOPLE? THE BLACKS ARE ONES KEEPING THE RACE ISSUE GOING.

[enoughya]

Hillary is accentuating all the worst traits associated with women, exemplifying a word that rymes with witch commonly used to describe such women. Her smuggness in claiming everyone is voting for her now is audacious, given the crossovers from the Republican party (now that their nomination is locked in) to vote for Hillary as easiest to run against for McCain, even though these same people absolutely hate Hillary. Hillary is like an unprincipled guest who drops by uninvited and refuses to leave. She proves the old adage that "you give a woman an inch and she will take a mile." The vast majority of Americans just want the Clintons to get lost, and Clinton fatigue grows worse and worse the longer her ugly campaign goes on.

[Lai K W]

OBAMA cannot take the nomination away because he is short of 2025 delegates. He is still ducking and counts on his lead to get the nomination.

The Clintons has worked on the superdelgates for a long time because they know the rules better than anyone.

If superdelegates should win according to the will of their state, the existence of superdelgates are not necessary. Pelosi, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Brad Henry of Ok. Bill Richardson of New Mexico...should vote according to their states.

It seems that OBAMA can not duck all debates when he is behind.

[jockh]

Hillary can never win the election against the Republicans because take a look at what she had going for her.
Hillary was the presumed nominee, had all the big donors, did not have to answer to negative campaigning, was ahead in Superdelegates, had over 20% margin in national polling, had the backing of a President, had more experience and identified more with voters. So why didn%u2019t she close the deal on Super Tuesday and why is she trailing behind an underdog newcomer like Obama?

[notblue]

Prinzowales, since you wouldn''t vote for any of the choices so far, WHO would you vote for? Please enlighten us all as to who you think would make a good choice for president?

[ranger1948]

spinster2
Maybe obama promised to legalize prostitution for him on Pennsylvania Ave.

[ranger1948]

shaheed8
Your screenname sounds like a terrorist POS.

[ranger1948]

navyjimfl
I think OJ has a previous engagement for the time being, but Jane Fonda must be drooling at the lips for the chance at vp with another anti American.