Open Thread! Financial Crisis Disrupts Campaign [Update]
By Matthew Weaver on September 24, 2008 at 4:14 PM in Current Affairs
This thread is closed. Please go to the new post above, “Obama: Call me if you need me,” to continue this discussion.
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This afternoon Senator John McCain announced he was halting his campaign, suspending ads, requesting delay in Friday’s debate, and returning to Washington tomorrow to help address the financial crisis in the Senate. Senator Obama has claimed “me too” but only in timing. He still wants to hold Friday’s debate as schedule. The unfolding events today are fast paced and will continue so during the next few hours. How they both response deserves close scrutiny.
Here is an open thread for your comments, news updates, and discussion. If you have news to share, please include a link and quotes or video. It will be interesting to see how the mainstream media and blogsphere handle this.
UPDATE: Below the fold is John McCain’s statement via YouTube:
And here’s the link to Memeorandum.com’s coverage of the rush of news stories and blog posts on this breaking news story, and both candidates’ responses.
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