Both Senator Obama and Senator McCain have neglected the Town Hall campaigning format recently, in which the candidate answers questions from the audience. McCain hasn't answered any questions from the audience since October 10th in Lakeville, Minnesota when the crowd was belligerent and one woman said that Obama is an Arab. It was too risky to repeat something like that again. However, McCain is scheduled tomorrow for a Town Hall meeting in New Hampshire.
To me, it doesn't seem like a positive tactic to use right now. Not only does he risk racially tinged comments or questions from the audience (and at such a crucial time, too, for undecided voters), but McCain will not reach many people through a Town Hall Meeting. Those who do attend are likely to be strong supporters of him already. I think he should be spending his time doing larger rallies in areas that have a stronger possibility of swinging to him on November 4th.
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Calendar/Detail.aspx?guid=529cb50b-7b33-4e96-97c3-77d9bed0ea9e
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15147.html
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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I agree with this logic. Another town hall meeting is not going to do anything for Senator McCain right now. He needs to be on the road doing rallies and getting as much media coverage as possible in order to reach a broader audience. His campaign is also able to control who is in the audience more at a rally than at a town hall meeting.
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