Cokie Roberts on This Weak w/Georgie said the townhall debate is not yet certain to happen because a disagreement on this very issue. Pubbies are wary the audience will be stacked against and will likely prevent it.
"Bush is afraid to meet face-to-face with ordinary working families!!!!!"
Backing out of the debate will cause a lot more damage to the campaign than putting up with a bunch of Code Pinko nonsense and "When did you stop beating your wife?" tyoe questions.
On several shows including Unreliable Sources, they have people on talking about the Newsweak Poll and it's impact. They just accept the poll as fact. There is no underlying analysis of the poll itself. Even when the original polls came out showing W with a 11 point lead, we all thought they were garbage.
A show like Unreliable Resources would be better if they analyzed the poll itself instead of having a bunch of talking heads like Gergen (puke alert)discussing the impact of polls. If course, the show is on CNN so they are just pushing the Kerry agenda anyway.
Bush will go to the town hall debate and it will be stacked against him. Bet on it.
There's no way W will play the kind of hardball politics the rats do. He's a Bush, and they just don't operate that way.
How are people chosen for the audience of the Town Hall debte?