Presidential Debates
September 26 – First Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi – Issues: Domestic Policy
October 7 – Second Presidential Debate in a town hall format at Belmont University – Issues: as raised by audience
October 15 – Third Presidential Debate at Hofstra University – Issues –Foreign Policy
VP Debate
October 2 – Vice Presidential Debate at Washington University – Issues: Domestic and Foreign Policy
It Boils Down To 15 States
With 11 weeks to the start of the Democratic convention - and the GOP event just days later - Republican McCain and Democrat Obama will be focused on strategy, fundraising, shoring up weak spots and exploiting opportunities to prepare themselves for the sprint to Nov. 4.
Here's what they'll be worrying about:
Shrinking the electoral map.
From now on, the great majority of Americans can be excused if they barely realize a presidential election is under way. They will see virtually no TV ads, visits by candidates or local news coverage.
That's because this campaign, like the last two, will focus on about 15 competitive states. Both parties see the other states as reliably in their camps and not needing attention, or totally out of reach and not worth the effort and expense of trying to win them. In either case, these states will largely be ignored.....
McCain will start by trying to hold the 31 states President Bush won in 2004 (which are almost identical to the 30 he won in 2000). If he succeeds, he will be president.
McCain' Campaign Strategy
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