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Stipulate for a second two premises:

(1) John McCain thinks he's genuinely helpful being in Washington.

(2) John McCain has some sense that his presence there, and his decision to try to postpone the debate, is playing terribly with the media and public:

I really can't imagine John McCain not attending the debate tomorrow. Although it's hard to know exactly how the spectacle would play out -- Obama fielding questions from Jim Lehrer by himself? -- as I opined last night, I think Americans would largely not excuse McCain for failing to show up. SurveyUSA polling data now shows that 74 percent of Americans think there should be some sort of debate tomorrow night (though many think the subject should be the economy rather than foreign affairs). The considerable majority of people who oppose a debate are Republicans; 73 percent of indepenent voters want one, as do 77 percent of moderates.

There just aren't enough Republicans to win the election on their backs. He needs independents and some Democrats to defeat Obama. And they hate the idea of postponing the debate.

Again, assuming the first two premises, is there a better example of McCain putting his country ahead of his campaign? What kind of actions has Obama taken that are so wildly unpopular to the very people to whom he hopes to appeal to in 6 weeks?

Full post as published by Expressio Unius on September 26, 2008 (boomark / email).