BEND, Ore. — Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected contest against John McCain on Saturday, saying the election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about political ideology or who is more patriotic.
Obama said he was open to campaigning with McCain in “town hall” events. But he also warned that controversial issues such as McCain’s ties to the Keating Five savings and loan scandal are fair game, and he called McCain’s proposal for a temporary halt in the federal gasoline tax a pander and a gimmick.
Hillary Rodham Clinton forged ahead Saturday, holding a fundraiser in New York. “Let’s keep going, stay with me.; this is a great adventure and we’re going to make history,” she told the crowd. The Associated Press
