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Uncle Joe

(60,265 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 10:59 AM Sep 2024

Marsha Blackburn won't debate Gloria Johnson, despite benefits for Tennessee voters



If Tennessee voters truly care about candidate debates, they should urge their members of Congress and their campaign staffs to participate in robust, bipartisan and respectful dialogue.

Tennessee voters would benefit from debates between the major party candidates for Congress.

On Sept. 10, Americans witnessed how presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris answered or did not answer questions, presented policy proposals, and reacted to criticism from each other.

The people of Tennessee deserve the same from their direct representatives to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.

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Despite good-faith efforts over several months by the USA TODAY Network Tennessee and the desire from civic groups and members of the public, the incumbents do not see any need to defend their records or allow the public to compare them on stage with their opponents.

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https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/david-plazas/2024/09/16/tennessee-elections-marsha-blackburn-gloria-johnson-debate/75196551007/

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Marsha Blackburn won't debate Gloria Johnson, despite benefits for Tennessee voters (Original Post) Uncle Joe Sep 2024 OP
I can see debates going away. jimfields33 Sep 2024 #1
What's Marsha Afraid Of? bucolic_frolic Sep 2024 #2
That voters will verify that she is as "dumb as a box of rocks" SharonAnn Sep 2024 #5
TN Critical Ignorant Mass Achieved unweird Sep 2024 #3
because Republicans don't believe in elections DBoon Sep 2024 #4

jimfields33

(19,314 posts)
1. I can see debates going away.
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:04 AM
Sep 2024

Arizona didn’t have a debate in 2022 and didn’t hurt the voters much.

SharonAnn

(13,910 posts)
5. That voters will verify that she is as "dumb as a box of rocks"
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:20 PM
Sep 2024

Last edited Mon Sep 16, 2024, 02:03 PM - Edit history (2)

unweird

(3,001 posts)
3. TN Critical Ignorant Mass Achieved
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:05 AM
Sep 2024

There’s enough ignorance there to enable/achieve super majorities of ignorant representation and preclude information sharing that might endanger their critical ignorant mass lock on governance.

we don’t need no stinkin’ thinkin’

DBoon

(23,170 posts)
4. because Republicans don't believe in elections
Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:14 AM
Sep 2024

Why give people the illusion of choice by having a debate?

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