Obama response to question of more debates

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4442352, Here is Obama's very astute and congenial...
Posted by TwoSparkles on Wed Feb-06-08 04:19 PM

...response to Hillary's suggestion of 4 debates.

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/obama-more-rounds-to-fight /

“I think the Clinton camp’s basic attitude was that the whole calendar was set up to deliver the knockout blow on Feb. 5,” Mr. Obama said. “And not only did we play them to a draw, we won more delegates and we won more states. What that means is that we are in a fierce competition and we’ve got many more rounds to fight.”
But Mr. Obama said most of that fighting would be done on the ground in the next voting states, not in debates. When asked whether he would accept the invitation from Mrs. Clinton to attend four more debates in the coming weeks, he laughed.

“I don’t think anybody is clamoring for more debates,” he said. “We’ve had 18 debates so far. I think we’ve had 10 more than we’ve had in the last Democratic contest.”
He said he would agree to at least one debate, but noted, “It’s very important for me to spend time with voters.”
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/obama-mor ...

[Bluestar]

1. Why should he want to debate?

In most of the debates, he has been a scowling, snarling, defensive candidate and she blows him off the stage I hope Hillary can shame him into this, but I'm not too optimistic.

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2. how about obama spending more time with ALL the voters

not just his cultish followers. and how about letting US asking him questions so we can get answers to specific questions?

on edit: he doesn't really want to hear from voters. he wants to talk AT US not WITH US.