Tag: New Orleans
Nagin Says Presidential Forum A Go - Well Almost
Nagin Says Presidential Forum A Go
Michael Hill, - ABC26 News
May 29, 2008, 4:38 PM CDT
METAIRIE -- Mayor Ray Nagin said the City of New Orleans will host a presidential forum, featuring at least 2 candidates on June 7th.
The forum, which is planned to take place during the annual meeting of the National Conference of Mayors, will focus largely on New Orleans recovery an urban issues.
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have committed to the forum in writing, according to Mayor Nagin. He says the city is still working on confirming Senator McCain's presence.
City and state leaders and Women of the Storm called upon the candidates individually to participate in an independent forum after the National Council of Presidential Debates turned down New Orleans' bid to host one of their debates.
Well almost a "debate" outside the domain of the CPD (Commission on Presidential Debates) McCain has not accepted but may be "obligated" given his call for several debates in the summer and fall.
See an earlier post on the New Orleans Forum.
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The CPD Holds No Cards - Alternate Debates Likely
The Commission on Presidential Debates is in a world of hurt, the 24/7s and technology have bypassed them and it appears McCain and Obama also are interested in holding debates outside of the rigid CPD's fall foursome (or at least adding other forums). The Commission should be nervous, very nervous.
Candidates Apply Pressure:
Floating a trial balloon via McCain's lead media creator Mark McKinnon last week, the GOP presumptive suggested that he and Obama "agree to campaign together in some states, attending joint town hall meetings and debating each other without a moderator."
McKinnon rather directly suggested:
The town hall meeting is John's best format. He's a natural campaigner up close with the public. That would test Obama's claims that he wants a clean fight on the issues."
Yesterday, according to
Alaska Report, Barack Obama seems interested
it would be a "great idea" to hold joint town hall-style campaign events with John McCain. Obviously, we would have to think through the logistics on that, but ... if I have the opportunity to debate substantive issues before the voters with John McCain, that's something that I am going to welcome."
Below the fold: New Orleans Debate Looms Large
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The "Beginning-of-the-End" for the CPD
The Commission on Presidential Debate ability to control presidential debates is about to end. Likely there will be four CPD debate in the fall but there may a lot more debates as well.
The latest entry is set for Sept. 18 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, featuring Google and YouTube technology to generate questions for the candidates.
The three remaining candidates have been contacted about participating and have not signed on (waiting for the Democratic nomination), but notably no one had rejected the idea in deference to the CPD.
New Orleans, spurned by the commission in the selection process as "not ready" has the support of the Louisiana political establishment, including popular Governor Bobby Jindal, continuing a lobbying effort begun nearly a year ago.
And why shouldn't the candidates agree. Exposure is the name of the game and there are easy alternates to the major networks and inflexible CDP structure. Why not spread the risk and recovery time from three over-hyped CPD productions? Surely the 24/7 networks would be willing, having scored all time ratings during the primary period.
New Orleans may just be the tip of the iceberg. The CPD, which scooped the League of Women Voters to take control for the two major parties, may be endangered themselves.
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