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A Way Back to the High Road?

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He also noted, "We responded with an offer of doing five debates, rather than the traditional three, which the McCain campaign declined.

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"My general point," Obama continued, "is that both the conventions and the debates will offer formats for Senator McCain and myself to make our best case to the American people at a time when the American people will be paying attention.

"And ultimately, the best corrective to overly negative campaigns are the American people, who are not interested in a lot of bickering but are interested in who's got the best answers for the country."

I think everybody would agree with that last point.

davidbroder@washpost.com


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