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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Under pressure from his Republican rival, Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman said this week he would participate in one debate before the November election.
In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker are still working through the details of what a debate might look like, though they appear to be inching closer to a deal. And in Arizona, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Katie Hobbs has declined a televised debate with Republican Kari Lake.
With the fall campaign rapidly approaching, the time-honored tradition of televised debates as a forum for voters to evaluate candidates may be the latest casualty of constant media coverage and powerful digital platforms, as well as the nations polarized political climate. For some Republicans, eschewing debates is a chance to sidestep a media structure some in the party deride as biased and align with Donald Trump, who has blasted presidential debates. Some Democrats, including Hobbs, have pointed to raucous GOP debates from the primary season as a reason to avoid tangling with their opponents.
Despite such skepticism, veteran political consultant Terry Sullivan defended debates as the one forum where candidates are forced into answering questions that they dont want to answer.
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,927 posts)a long time ago, as I never learn anything new or enlightening from them.
unblock
(52,483 posts)I've seen debates where candidates answer in this manner:
"Thanks bob, that's a really great question and my heart is with the families affected by that. But what I'd really like to talk about is ..."
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,414 posts)emulatorloo
(44,268 posts)because their policy positions are extremely toxic and unpopular.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,378 posts)I hope Warnock wins the Senate race. I hope Walker gets some serious help.