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What Mac
Doesn't Get
About Obama

analysis

Jun 5, 2008 12:46 PM CDT

What Mac Doesn't Get About Obama

The Republican is underestimating his challenger

(Newser) - Mark Halperin writes in Time that John McCain is underestimating several challenges ahead of him:

The “astonishing enthusiasm” Obama inspires, compared to the respect McCain enjoys
How “major league” Obama’s infrastructure is compared to his own
The difficulty of running against Bush and Barack at once. He’

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McCain Dares Obama to
10 Informal Debates

Jun 4, 2008 3:00 PM CDT

McCain Dares Obama to 10 Informal Debates

Face-to-face showdowns could echo Lincoln-Douglas, Obama adviser suggests

(Newser) - John McCain challenged Barack Obama today to fight mano a mano in a series of 10 intimate town-hall meetings between now and the Democratic primary in late August. The Republican's invitation, delivered in a speech and said to be modeled on a proposed Kennedy-Goldwater series, would be “free from...

Clinton Calls for
Moderator-Free Debate

Apr 26, 2008 4:51 PM CDT

Clinton Calls for Moderator-Free Debate

But Obama had ruled out debates before the next primaries

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton wants one last debate before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries next month, and she’s ready to do it Lincoln-Douglas style. “After the last debate, Sen. Obama’s supporters complained a little about the tough questions,” Clinton told a crowd in South Bend today. “...

Dem Debate Oddly Like
'SNL' Parody

OPINION

Feb 27, 2008 11:28 AM CST

Dem Debate Oddly Like 'SNL' Parody

Clinton sees Barack coddling; NYT writer says she has a case

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton was so taken by last week's "Saturday Night Live" sketch that had moderators fawning over Barack Obama in a debate between the two candidates that she brought it up in the real debate last night. And the debate lived up to the SNL spoof, Alessandra Stanley writes...

McCain Steps Over Gauntlet Huckabee Throws Down

Feb 26, 2008 4:30 PM CST

McCain Steps Over Gauntlet Huckabee Throws Down

Challenger will go anywhere, do anything

(Newser) - Mike Huckabee wants to debate John McCain, he told a sparsely attended press conference today. Campaign finance laws may make the presumptive nominee “go completely dark between virtually now and the nomination convention,” said Huckabee, who described himself as “disappointed” at the lack of GOP debates, MSNBC...

Clinton Aims for Obama
in Feisty NH Debate

Jan 5, 2008 8:42 PM CST

Clinton Aims for Obama in Feisty NH Debate

Candidates look for an edge ahead of Tuesday's primary

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton lit into Barack Obama during a sometimes testy Democratic debate in New Hampshire tonight, seeking to put a few chinks in his armor three days before the state's crucial primary. Clinton criticized Obama's health plan as inadequate and accused him of flip-flopping on key issues, including Iraqi war...

Mike to Mitt: So Sorry
About Mormon Jab

Dec 13, 2007 4:47 AM CST

Mike to Mitt: So Sorry About Mormon Jab

Candidates make nice; Romney accepts apology

(Newser) - Surging GOP candidate Mike Huckabee apologized to Mitt Romney yesterday for having asked a reporter if Mormons believed that Jesus and the Devil are brothers. Huckabee said he apologized after the Republican debate in Iowa, and Romney "graciously" accepted. Earlier this week Romney had slammed Huckabee, a former Baptist...

Holocaust Denier Roils Oxford Union

Nov 26, 2007 11:46 AM CST

Holocaust Denier Roils Oxford Union

Invitation to debate prompts flurry of protests; MP resigns

(Newser) - A British MP tendered his resignation to the Oxford Union yesterday in protest of the debating society’s invitation to Holocaust denier David Irving and anti-immigration leader Nick Griffin to speak tonight, reports the Telegraph. Julian Lewis, the Conservative Party’s shadow defense minister, said he was “ashamed” of...

Obama Brushes off Fall Debates

Aug 18, 2007 9:20 PM CDT

Obama Brushes off Fall Debates

(Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign declared forum fatigue today, announcing that the presidential hopeful will decline requests to speak at debates and forums for the rest of this fall, beyond those they've already committed to. “Unfortunately, we simply cannot run the kind of campaign we want and need to," campaign...