Politics | economy Candidates Shift Focus to Economy, Center Ground Both turn their attention to finding solutions for housing, energy crisis By Rob Quinn Posted Jul 29, 2008 1:48 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, leaves after a meeting in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) The presidential hopefuls are turning their focus to the home front—and the economy in particular—in the wake of Barack Obama's foreign trip, ABC News reports. John McCain criticized America's dependence on foreign oil yesterday while speaking in front of an oil derrick in California, while Obama hosted a forum of economic heavyweights in Washington that had the feel of a Cabinet meeting. Both candidates are jockeying for the center ground as they try to tackle the issue foremost on voters' minds. Prominent Republicans were invited to Obama's economic summit—including two former Bush administration officials now on the candidate's advisory team—while McCain has stepped up his populist language and begun targeting Wall Street. Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. New York Times ranks the best movies of the 21st century. Report an error