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Obama Agrees to Debates in Ohio and Texas

Posted Feb 8, 08 8:33 CST in Politics 

(Newser) – Yielding to pressure from the Clinton camp, Barack Obama accepted two of  four proposed debates in advance of the March 4th primaries yesterday, one in Ohio and one in Texas. Obama is favored in the eight contests to be held between now and March 4, but he trails in Texas and Ohio. His team prefers rallies to debates as a way to win supporters, the Dallas Morning News notes.

But Clinton trails in fundraising, and may see debates as the best way to get airtime in the expensive Texas media market. Both campaigns have raked in the cash since their Super Tuesday tie, with Obama scoring $7.2 million and Clinton $6.4 million. The Ohio event Feb. 26  will be moderated by NBC at Cleveland State University; the date for the Texas forum hasn't been set.

Source Dallas Morning News

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Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses supporters during a community gathering at Tulane University Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets the media after a news conference at her national headquarters in this Feb. 6, 2008 file photo, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopefuls, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., in this Jan. 5, 2008 file photo. The two will face off in debates in Ohio and Texas this month. (AP Photo/Steven...   (Associated Press)
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