The four ballot-listed candidates for U.S. House, in Missouri’s 8th district, are invited to debate each other on May 28. See this story. The debate will be televised. The four candidates are the nominees of the Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, and Constitution Parties. The election is June 4. Thanks to Ken Bush for the link.
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Edited By Richard Winger
Good – this is how debates and democracy are SUPPOSED to work on a national stage – ALL qualified candidates who have a chance of winning should be invited. I applaud Missouri for doing this. 🙂
This is a good sign. I was afraid for some time that the debates in the IL 12th district last fall, which Green Party candidate Paula Bradshaw was able to take part in, were just anomalies in our country’s increasingly plutocratic elections.
I hope more minor party candidates that have decent support are able to debate in 2014 and onwards. As #1 said, it’s how debates and democracy are supposed to work.