Obama Rejects CBC/Fox Debate; “CNN Seems To Be A More Appropriate Host”

“Barack Obama has chosen not to attend September’s presidential debate co-sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute and Fox News, effectively dooming the debate,” The Politico’s Ben Smith reports.

> Also: “CNN seems to be a more appropriate host,” an Obama campaign aide tells ABC News…

> And: “ColorOfChange.org today praised presidential candidate Barack Obama for rejecting the proposed FOX / Congressional Black Caucus Institute debate – and urged Hillary Clinton and other presidential candidates to follow the lead of John Edwards, Obama, and the DNC in rejecting Fox…”