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[mamculuna]

My husband just heard that Obama and McCain have agreed to suspend their campaign until the financial crisis is resolved. He thinks it was McCain's idea--which seems likely to me, since this crisis is bad for Republicans. I can't find anything online about this yet--anybody heard anything?

ETA: So Obama actually called McCain first at 8 AM about issuing a joint statement, and McCain didn't call back until 2:30--and didn't tell Obama he was going to call for a suspension of the campaign. Amazing. Did he think Obama wouldn't make that public?

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[arielblue.livejournal.com]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/24/campaign.wrap/index.html

McCain has temporarily suspended his and has asked Obama to do the same. Kind of figures that his first response to a crisis is "go away and hide and stop talking to the American public" doesn't it? :P

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

My very thought. And how can Obama say no?

[erinbow.livejournal.com]

It will be tricky, but I think he should say "no." He will have to frame it as "now is not the time to stop talking to the voters," but I'll bet he can manage. The republicans will try to make that sound like "playing politics with a national crisis" but then, they always do.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

The President should be able to deal with a crisis and go on with other business, so the candidates should, too. But maybe Obama is stuck, here, since McCain shot first.

[erinbow.livejournal.com]

McCain has asked Obama to agree to postpone Friday's debate, the one about foreign policy.

I think Obama should offer to make it about the economy instead.

[usedtobeljs]

A friend of mine just linked me to this article, which says McCain is suspending his campaign but Obama isn't. That obviously could change...

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Waiting to hear the Obama response, now...

[anneth.livejournal.com]

Yup. McCain's idea.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

He has a demonic campaign staff--moves that are great for him but suck for the country.

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Maybe this is the preliminary to Bush suspending the election until the crisis (and the one after that and the one after that) is over. Nothing justifies perpetual rule like perpetual screw ups.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

That sounds all too possible.

[marinatempest.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard anything about this either but I find the idea that the financial crisis will be "resolved" before election time laughable. Sigh.

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Theoretically they will have some kind of "deal" before the markets open on Monday--but that's not a resolution, just a step, and who knows in what direction.

[atpolittlebit.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking that "suspending the campaign" is a different thing from "suspending campaigning" and had a nice little moment thinking of Obama running unopposed. *g*

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Oops, bad word choice. Or wishful thinking...