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Originally Posted by nosajmunson
it can be spun that he was willing to stop to address a serious issue on our economy and Obama was not.
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In answer to Cacophony's original question, the above is how I see this being received by the general public. Particularly if the financial situation worsens. Obama could easily be made to appear like the one who's playing politics in all this, who's "insensitive" and "disrespectful" to the severity of the current situation.
Certainly McCain is dominating the news sites at the moment, looking tough and leader-like.
Quick scan of the homepages main stories...
CNN: McCain puts campaign on hold to work on economy
(pic of McCain)
CBS: McCain Calls For Delaying Debate
(pic of McCain)
ABC: McCain Wants Debate Delayed for Econ. Crisis; Obama Responds, Says No
(pic of McCain and Obama)
Fox: McCain Halts Campaign Over Financial Crisis
(no pic)
MSNBC: Crisis engulfs debate politics
(pic of McCain)
BBC: US rivals at odds on debate delay
(pic of McCain)
If Obama and McCain get into a public feud over this, Obama is at a greater risk of losing the argument than McCain, because he can't possibly accuse McCain of using this situation to dodge the debate (if he did, he'd be bombarded by howls of sanctimonious 'How dare you', and that sort of response can carry a lot of weight).