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Obama/Clinton debate scheduled, maybe 2

Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 02:51:15 PM PDT

From Marc Ambinder:

Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has accepted ABC's invitation for a 4/16 debate in Philadelphia.

So has Obama -- but he's also accepted a debate for 4/19 in North Carolina, one hosted by Katie Couric and Bob Scheiffer of CBS News.

A nice little trump.

Some quick thoughts:

I agree that the NC debate is a nice comeback for Obama.  It adds perceived relevency to NC, taking the importance and expectations of PA down a notch.  

An Atlantic commenter notes that its the week that HRC's tax returns are due out.  The extra debate gives a few days to dig into the dirty details.

Sorry for the short diary; just want to get the word out.  

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