OBAMA'S OWN TOWNHALL?

If McCain doesn't show and Obama has a townhall, would the networks, cable shows carry it? If so, how great would that be? Or would they have to give McCain equal time in a similar format (not so great). Or is it's McCain's loss, he didn't show so no equal time and Obama has it to himself? Please continue reading.

Obama Will Make Debate A Townhall If McCain Doesn't Show, Source Says
September 25, 2008 11:45 AM


Barack Obama is committed to hosting a public, televised event Friday night in Mississippi even if John McCain does not show up, a source close to the Obama campaign tells the Huffington Post.

The Senator, the source says, is willing to make the scheduled debate a townhall meeting, a one-on-one interview with NewsHour's Jim Lehrer, or the combination of the two in McCain's absence.

Such a course of action could make life incredibly difficult for McCain, who has called for the suspension of the debate in light of the current economic crisis. Should he stay in Washington D.C. -- if a bailout if not completed by then -- and let Obama alone reach tens-of-millions of television viewers?