A majority of Americans say the debate should be held. Just 10% say the debate should be postponed. A sizable percentage of Americans, 36%, think the focus of the debate should be modified to focus more on the economy. 3 of 4 Americans say the presidential campaign should continue. Just 14% say the presidential campaign should be suspended. If Friday's debate does not take place 46% of Americans say that would be bad for America.
In terms of whether to continue the campaigns, 14% say that the candidates should do that, 31% say they shouldn't, and 48% said they should refocus the campaigns. This is called democracy, people, and the public gets it.
And yes, it's likely the Democrats have mostly cut a deal by now with the Bush administration. This sounds like a very very bad idea. It's especially lovely to listen to Barack Obama on TV talking about how partisanship shouldn't be a part of these negotiations, and explicitly calls out a reform of the bankruptcy code and putting through the stimulus bill as things that don't belong in such a deal.
Awesome. This is a partisan crisis and it should be addressed with partisan strategies.
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