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Not the first time McCain has backed out of a debate.....
Found this interesting snippet on the interweb yesterday. In 2000 during McCain's "Black Baby" primary fight with then Governor George W Bush, McCain pulled out of the California GOP debate.
Link to article
02-28-2000
"With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain has pulled out of a long-scheduled debate with Texas Gov. George Bush, set for Thursday in Los Angeles.
McCain campaign officials tried desperately yesterday to put the best face on their withdrawal, even as a new Field Poll showed Bush far ahead among likely Republican voters in the winner-take-all race for the state's 162 GOP delegates."
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Does one other instance make for a trend? I will let you, the readers, decide. But, the general thought is that in a debate, it is usually the underdog that stands to benefit the most. McCain was in that position in 2000, and is in that position again against Obama in 2008.
Tune in to see if Barack has a buddy to talk with at the debate?
Link to article
02-28-2000
"With new polls showing his campaign dead in the water among California Republicans, Arizona Sen. John McCain has pulled out of a long-scheduled debate with Texas Gov. George Bush, set for Thursday in Los Angeles.
McCain campaign officials tried desperately yesterday to put the best face on their withdrawal, even as a new Field Poll showed Bush far ahead among likely Republican voters in the winner-take-all race for the state's 162 GOP delegates."
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Does one other instance make for a trend? I will let you, the readers, decide. But, the general thought is that in a debate, it is usually the underdog that stands to benefit the most. McCain was in that position in 2000, and is in that position again against Obama in 2008.
Tune in to see if Barack has a buddy to talk with at the debate?
