John McCain has proposed that the presidential debate scheduled for Friday be postponed, as well as all campaign activity suspended. Saying that the current financial situation required attention devoid of politics, McCain talked with his opponent and arranged a joint statement and a meeting in Washington to discuss the Wall Street crisis. McCain also went on to compare the current crisis to the one that followed the 9/11 attacks (the mere mention of which had to make Rudy Guiliani proud), saying that both parties must work together to reach a conclusion that helps the American people.
The move prompted both praise and criticism from the Republican Party. The opinions ranged from “brilliant positioning” that shows McCain can put politics aside and deal with a financial situation (one of his perceived weaknesses), to “the sort of ploy used in junior high elections” when someone is too afraid to debate. Another spin put on the move is that McCain is simply trying anything to divert the media attention from his sliding poll numbers. Whatever the motivation for the maneuver, any move that can draw the type of responses it has, from the same party no less, is bound to have an effect in the poll numbers. McCain just hopes it’s a positive effect.
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