Third Party Candidates Offer To Fill McCain’s Debate Slot

[Astrad]

Source: Wall Street Journal

"With John McCain calling to cancel Friday’s presidential debate and the host university pressing forward with preparations, two third party candidates have offered to step in so the show can go on.

Barack Obama has dismissed McCain’s call to delay Friday’s debate, but that didn’t stop independent candidate Ralph Nader and the Libertarian Party’s Bob Barr from contacting the scheduled host, Jim Lehrer, and offering themselves as stand-ins. “There are two other candidates that cover a wide girth of real estate across the political spectrum who have fresh approaches on how to deal with the economic challenges facing our country,” a spokesman wrote on behalf of Nader and Barr."

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Read more: http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/09/24/third-party-candidates-offer-to-fill-mccains-debate-slot/

[Happyhippychick]

1. Let Barr debate! If he sounds good, it will steal votes from McMansions.

[CatholicEdHead]

2. I say let them speak if McCain wants to pass

[Auggie]

3. I love it!!!

[samdogmom]

4. Well there you go!

If this were a chess game, I'd say McCain just got checkmated!

[asthmaticeog]

5. Hell, I think both of them should be in the debates anyway.

Heavens forfend Americans should get exposed to more than two ideas about governance. Our heads might overfill and pop. :eyes:

[salguine]

17. THANK YOU.

[crispini]

6. Bwahahahahhahahaah!

Excellent!

[Phred42]

7. Bullshit - Don't make this a free for all

[crossroads]

8. Yes I like the idea!

Barr is likely to take votes from McSame... at least he can think, while McSame seems to have an onset of dementia!

[Auggie]

9. On second thought, what's the risk to Senator Obama?

Nader can promote progressive ideology that Obama can't or necessarily shouldn't in order to protect his centrist support.

Or am I missing something?

[krkaufman]

20. Precisely. Obama could end up being attacked by the lesser candidates ...

... while McCain remains unmentioned and untouched. Totally unacceptable; and there's no chance that the Obama campaign would be stupid enough to go for it.

Further, it would necessitate third party candidates in subsequent debates.

[Auggie]

22. Oh, those G.D. REPUKES!

They don't miss a trick

[Dover]

10. Has McCain offered an explanation for this delay?

That's really strange.

[HopeHoops]

11. Oh that is so obvious - brilliant idea - GO FOR IT!

[Buenaventura]

12. it's what we've needed for a *long* time!

[caraher]

16. Your sig says to me, "How about Cynthia McKinney too?"

I don't think Nader or McKinney will really "steal" many Obama votes, and it would help expose America to a broader spectrum of political thought than the usual center-right vs. right discussion.

[Buenaventura]

18. exactly!

[Phred42]

13. Bullshit again - ONLY if Grampy (and Palin?) have to debate the 3rd parties ALSO!

I'd pay to hear Palin debate Barr or Nader

[Zorra]

14. Would this pull votes from McCain?

:shrug:

[Myrina]

15. yes please, and have an empty podium for McLame ...

... just to highlight his absence. Even better, have the moderator direct questions to 'Candidate McCain' and let the silence resound.


:patriot:

[krkaufman]

19. Sorry, but Obama debating with these other candidates would be bad ...

... as it would diminish his stature. Totally unacceptable.

[Darwins Doberman]

21. CHUCK BALDWIN OF THE "CONSTITUTION" PARTY!!

His views on the direction of this country are no more batshit insane than Sarah Palin's, why not have him represent the lunatic theist crowd?