MySpace and the Commission for Presidential Debates have launched an interactive companion to
the 2008 presidential debates, MyDebates.org. The site has the usual social network components
(forums, blogs, friends, etc.) along with features to allow people to get up to speed on the
issues and compare theirs to those of the candidates…
Moderators set for presidential, VP debates
John McCain’s campaign now wants to suspend the VP debate?
CNN’s Dana Bash reports that McCain officials are “trying to negotiate with the Obama campaign and the presidential debate commission” to change next Thursday’s planned vice presidential debate into a McCain-Obama affair. The VP debate would be postponed to another date.
“That is what they are proposing,” Bash reported. “[McCain officials] understand very well that both the Obama campaign and the debate commission have no intention of delaying Friday’s debate, but…if there is no bailout deal by Friday, McCain has no plan to go to debate.”