But when Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden, was asked, in his debate with his Republican counterpart, Sarah Palin, what proposals an Obama-Biden administration might have to scale back as a result of the $700 billion Wall Street bailout, the only specific proposal he mentioned was the increase in foreign assistance. McCain has never gotten down to specifics about how much foreign aid he would like the US to give.
但是，奥巴马的竞选搭档拜登在与共和党副总统候选人佩林的电视辩论中被问到奥巴马和拜登政府如何削减开支来应付七千亿美元的华尔街救市计划时，他提到的唯一具体建议就是增加外援。在美国给予多少外援时，麦凯恩从来都是语焉不详。