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Related: About this forumMarsha 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
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jimfields33
(19,314 posts)1. I can see debates going away.
Arizona didnt have a debate in 2022 and didnt hurt the voters much.
bucolic_frolic
(47,592 posts)2. What's Marsha Afraid Of?
The truth.
SharonAnn
(13,910 posts)5. That voters will verify that she is as "dumb as a box of rocks"
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unweird
(3,001 posts)3. TN Critical Ignorant Mass Achieved
Theres 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 dont need no stinkin thinkin
DBoon
(23,170 posts)4. because Republicans don't believe in elections
Why give people the illusion of choice by having a debate?