Obama wants the debate to go on as scheduled. He said:
this is exactly the time the American people need to hear from the person who in approximately 40 days will be responsible with dealing with this mess.
What I’ve told the leadership in Congress is that if I can be helpful then I am prepared to be anywhere, anytime. What I think is important is that we don’t suddenly infuse Capitol Hill with presidential politics…
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Presidents are going to have to deal with more than one thing at a time. It’s not necessary for us to think that we can only do one thing and suspend everything else.
Adds he intends to continue campaigning, preparing for Friday despite McCain’s announcement, and that he and McCain had chatted about issuing a joint statement but did not agree on postponing the debate.
