Should Obama suggest tonight that both campaigns stop the negative attack ads..

[weezie1317]

and focus on the economy as a way to nuetralize McCain?

[hedgehog]

1. Is the video on the Keating 5 an attack ad or legitimate information

for voters who weren't born then or who have forgotten the details?

[GodlessBiker]

2. No. He should simply challenge McDick to focus on the economy.

[fed_up_mother]

3. He should say, "I've got enough money to do negative ads and ads about the economy...

if this is the kind of campaigning you want."

[WatchWhatISay]

4. It wouldn't do any good

because they think it is their only hope.

[senseandsensibility]

5. NO

I don't think so. That would be like saying that he has been negative too. And I don't think he has been.

[Merlot]

6. You mean suspend the negative ads to save the economy?

Sounds like thats been tried before.

The negatives will hurt mcbush more than Obama.

Obamas not going negative, he's just putting up facts. And htere is no way mcbush will stop being negative, it's all they have.

[lamp_shade]

7. NOPE !!

[jberryhill]

8. I doubt...

..that the McCain campaign is going to agree to focus on the economy as a way to neutralize McCain.

That's just a hunch, though.

[alcibiades_mystery]

9. No...it'll sound weak...he has to counter the negative ad, not "cry uncle"

[Imagevision]

10. NOPE!, --> just stay on the economy

[Median Democrat]

11. He Should Note McCain's Promise To Focus On The Issues, And Ask People...

Judge for themselves whether McCain's attacks focus on the economy or whether they are the type of character attacks that he claimed he would not launch.

[Alter Ego]

12. I would just say (if I'm Obama) that I'm going to focus on the economy

because it happens to deeply affect the American people. Folks are scared of losing their retirement nest eggs, their jobs, their savings...this is very, very real and we'd be foolish to pretend we can just ignore it.

[krawhitham]

13. NO, it is a sign of weakness

[codjh9]

14. I don't agree with people saying that would be a sign of weakness; but I think McPuke would say one

thing and do another.

[1corona4u]

15. No, because mccrap won't stop anyway.

besides, Obama has not run a negative campaign.

[TornadoTN]

16. No - not in my opinion

McCain's negativity is burying him. Obama's negative ads actually connect with people on REAL issues and come out in the end as not so much negative as they are truthful. You know what they say about the truth hurting.

[Imagevision]

17. Obama has to have a strong 'gotcha' reply and bring Mccain's ass down!

[Democat]

18. Show no weakness, or they will Kerry you!

Go on the offensive and make McCain beg for mercy. Never beg for mercy yourself if you plan to win.

[stillcool]

19. No.

[DevonRex]

20. Obama hasn't gone negative. So no. He should tell McInsane to stop. nt