From the standpoint of pure strategy, Obama's refusal to debate Hillary in North Carolina is probably a sound decision. He must eventually start acting like the presumptive nominee and debating another Democrat at this point plays into Hillary's narrative that she still has a chance.But from a PR standpoint, it is a disaster. Given his horrid performance at last week's debate, Obama ducking a the North Carolina televised contest - especially with Obama-friendly Katy Couric moderating on CBS - looks like cowardice.The Caucus blog at the Times has the reaction from Clinton's campaign:Mrs. Clinton’s campaign issued a statement saying: “It is unfortunate that Senator Obama has chosen to brush off the people of North Carolina by flatly refusing to debate. But we are willing to move forward with another time and location for the debate so that he has no excuse for not participating.” An Obama campaign spokesman, Bill Burton, replied: “It’s unfortunate that...(Read Full Post)