Breaking: McCain Asks to Have Friday Night Presidential Debate Postponed!

According to a "Breaking News Alert" from the Los Angeles Times, Sen. John McCain wants Friday's debate, the first of the campaign, postponed, allegedly "due to economic crisis."

It is unclear how the initial debate, which is to focus on Foreign Affairs, effects the current economic situation.

More as it is available.

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Update - AP Report via New York Times 12:20 p.m. PST:

McCain Seeks to Delay Debate
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 2:58 p.m. ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- Republican John McCain says he's directing his staff to work with Barack Obama's campaign and the debate commission to delay Friday's debate because of the economic crisis.

In a statement, McCain says he will stop campaigning after addressing former President Bill Clinton's Global Initiative session on Thursday and return to Washington to focus on the nation's financial problems.

McCain also said he wants President Bush to convene a leadership meeting in Washington. Both he and Obama would attend the session.

Related story: http://www.cowhen.net/2008/09/obama-mccain-issue-joint-statement-on.html


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It is unclear how stopping campaigning after a Thursday event would impact the economic crisis any more or less than waiting until after the Friday evening debate.

I suppose the deployment of a U.S. Army brigade on U.S. soil starting October 1 is an entirely unrelated development. (More on that in a separate post, here.)