Obama: McCain town halls 'a great idea'

[Adelante]

Obama: McCain town halls 'a great idea'

Carrie Budoff Brown e-mails from an Obama avail in Oregon that he appeared to look favorably on campaigning with McCain this summer at town halls, as suggested by the Republican's campaign advisers:

"That is a great idea," Obama told reporters in Bend, Ore. "We would have to think through the logistics on this."

But if he were the nominee and he could debate "substantive issues" with McCain before the voters, Obama said he would welcome it.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Obama_McCain_town_halls_a_great_idea.html

I am all for this :thumbsup:

[Aloha Spirit]

1. Me too.

[Alhena]

2. Would really solidify Obama as the Dem nominee in the public's eye

[Raven]

3. McCain's handlers must have a death wish. n/t

[tokenlib]

5. That was my first thought...

It would be facinating...

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. John McLame at one of his recent Townhall meetings! I love the idea!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3264964&mesg_id=3264964

[jefferson_dem]

6. Good. Let's here it for a "substance-based" campaign...

We can hope, eh.

[Meldread]

7. Oh, please, oh please, OH PLEASE, let this happen.

I swear, McCain is a gaffe machine. Yes, let's put the young, strong looking, strong-spoken and confident man next to the old, feeble looking, gaffe-ridden and confused man.

[Hope And Change]

8. Gobama!

[my3boyz]

9. I think it is telling that McCain did not suggest it to Hillary.

I also think it would be a great idea! I think most of the voters would be focused on the issues.

[Schema Thing]

10. McCain: "Oh shit. He didn't flinch."

[Kali]

14. ...

:thumbsup:

[dbmk]

17. lol

[morkalienfrommars]

11. What is a townhall?

We don't have those here in New York City.

[Adelante]

12. Welcome to DU, morkalienfrommars

A political town hall is a format at which the audience asks questions of the candidates.

[Kali]

15. that was fast

stoned

[Adelante]

16. The mods are getting a lot of practice, aren't they

:D

[Kali]

18. they are sure better than me - the post was strange but not confrontational

although there was something about that person that led me to check profile - so maybe I have the instinct too???

[Gore1FL]

19. I am guessing it was one of the other 10

that did him in.

[Kali]

20. I tried to search but only came up with 2

so a whole thread must have been deleted, I am sure you are correct

[VolcanoJen]

13. McCain's on crack if he thinks this is a good idea.

WTF are they thinking!!!??!!!!

[AlinPA]

21. Clever. This way McCain can be be in the same room with the people that he would like to attract,

but doesn't. Obama would pull them in and he would then have access to them.