No Debate at UM/Univision Debate As Republicans Eject DNC Spokesman

[sniffa]

Last night I was kicked out of the press file from the Univision debate because Republicans didn't want me to pass out a press packet highlighting the Republican candidates' real positions on issues important to Hispanic voters. Republican allies at the debate made sure I was kicked out by security, and I was threatened that I'd be arrested if I returned to campus. All for distributing a simple press packet to reporters inside the media filing room.


The packet is a compilation of facts that show pretty much what we saw through the Univision debate...Republicans have failed Hispanics and offer more of the same disastrous leadership as the Bush Administration on everything from Iraq, to vetoing health care for kids, to wanting to privatize Social Security.


And when it comes to immigration, they're going to stick with the GOP playbook of pretending 12 million immigrants will self deport and refusing to address the issues of border security and immigration reform constructively, so long as they think they can get votes out of it.


It's common practice for representatives of both parties to show up at each other's debates and forums. I remember seeing former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie doing interviews on site at the 2004 Democratic convention in Boston (no credentials), and Mike Duncan has been seen at a Democratic debate or two this year. But there was no debate to be had on the Univision debate at the University of Miami last night.

http://www.kxmb.com/News/Nation/188585.asp

i can't say i'm surprised, but they've now opened a door they wish they hadn't.