Tennessee

Uncle Joe

(60,130 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2024, 10:59 AM Sep 16

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 16 OP

I can see debates going away. jimfields33 Sep 16 #1

What's Marsha Afraid Of? bucolic_frolic Sep 16 #2

That voters will verify that she is as "dumb as a box of rocks" SharonAnn Sep 16 #5

TN Critical Ignorant Mass Achieved unweird Sep 16 #3

because Republicans don't believe in elections DBoon Sep 16 #4

jimfields33

(18,837 posts)

1. I can see debates going away.

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:04 AM

Sep 16

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

bucolic_frolic

(46,970 posts)

2. What's Marsha Afraid Of?

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:05 AM

Sep 16

The truth.

SharonAnn

(13,879 posts)

5. That voters will verify that she is as "dumb as a box of rocks"

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 12:20 PM

Sep 16

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unweird

(2,957 posts)

3. TN Critical Ignorant Mass Achieved

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:05 AM

Sep 16

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

(23,052 posts)

4. because Republicans don't believe in elections

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2024, 11:14 AM

Sep 16

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

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