MS Gov Expects Friday Night Debate

By RUSSELL BERMAN
Staff Reporter of the Sun | September 25, 2008

WASHINGTON — The Republican governor of Mississippi said this afternoon that he expects tomorrow night's presidential debate to go on as planned in his state, despite a call from his party's nominee that the event be delayed because of the financial crisis.

"I expect there to be a debate tomorrow night. I look forward to it," Governor Barbour told reporters in a televised briefing from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, the host site of the debate.

Mr. Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said he had not spoken to Senator McCain, and he declined to weigh in on the political maneuvering between Mr. McCain and Senator Obama over the debate.