Hillary Clinton requested another Democratic debate before the primaries in Indiana and North Carolina on May 6th, but Obama has said no. He is saying that he would rather speak directly to the voters: "I'm not ducking. We've had 21. What we've said is with two weeks, two big states, we want to make sure that we're talking to as many folks as possible on the ground, taking questions from voters". This was quoted from Obama's interview on Fox News Sunday, in which he was repeatedly attacked on questions regarding Rev. Wright, flag pins, knowing Ayers, etc. I am sure that Obama was expecting this from Fox news though. I think that Obama is smart to focus on getting out to the voters, especially when the last debate was such a disaster. They focused on such stupid and trivial things, which may have been the reason for Clinton's ten-point victory. Although the debate would probably not be as ridiculous as the last one, since ABC got so much criticism for it, but there would probably still be a lot of negative focus around Obama. Clinton is smart to suggest another debate, but Obama is even smarter for saying no. Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman aid, said the race is "essentially pretty close to a tie". I just can't wait to know who will be the Democratic nominee, and I hope to god that whoever it is, will be able to beat John McCain.
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