Republican candidates and CNN Youtube debate

From The New York Times:

"The Republicans’ presidential YouTube debate, scheduled for Sept. 17 in Florida, may move to another date, given reservations that some of the candidates have expressed about both the date and the format. Sept. 17 comes near the end of the third-quarter fund-raising period and could interfere with the candidates’ intense dash for cash."
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From Wired magazine which has another idea as to why Republican candidates might be reluctant:

"Most of the Republican candidates have supported President Bush's approach to the war in Iraq -- but the polls show that most Americans now oppose the war and Bush's decision to increase the number of troops there. Thus it doesn't seem like a great idea for the candidates to potentially expose themselves to graphic and heart-rending videos from soldiers' relatives and others who are likely to ask very difficult questions that would cast an extremely negative light on the candidates' policy positions."

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