I'm annoyed about the townhalls as well and I'm an Obama supporter. But I will say this. McCain had three extra months of general election organising than Obama did due to the long primary. He basically got not break and had to switch to general election mode immediately. It's kind of intense when you think about it. In that sense I understand the lack of time. But I'd wish he'd made time.

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008