Blanche Lincoln declines offer to debate Halter on ‘Meet the Press’

[babylonsister]

Lincoln declines offer to debate Halter on ‘Meet the Press’
Posted on 26 April 2010

By John Lyon
Arkansas News Bureau


LITTLE ROCK — U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln will not accept an invitation from NBC’s “Meet the Press” to debate Lt. Gov. Bill Halter live on the Sunday morning news show, a spokeswoman for Lincoln’s campaign said today.

Halter, who is challenging Lincoln’s re-election bid in a Democratic primary, said he was willing to debate Lincoln on the show.

NBC contacted the candidates Friday and invited them to debate in Washington D.C. on May 9. Lincoln campaign spokeswoman Katie Laning Niebaum said Lincoln planned to spend Mother’s Day with her mother.

Halter said he was willing to record the debate at a place and time convenient to Lincoln.

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http://arkansasnews.com/2010/04/26/lincoln-declines-offer-to-debate-halter-on-meet-the-press/

[xultar]

1. afraid she'll be asked about those bogus ass commercials she ran.

[Union Yes]

2. Neocons never want to debate with Progressives. I can't blame them.

Neocons always get their ass handed to them when debating a progressive.

[gratuitous]

3. Lose-lose for Lincoln

If she agrees to a debate, Halter will mop the floor with her. If she ducks a debate, she looks like she can't handle it. Better to be thought a fool than to go on television for a debate and remove all doubt. I have no doubt that Lincoln and her campaign managers gave this serious thought, and concluded that ducking a debate would be the less damaging choice.

[tallahasseedem]

4. Of course she did...

She can't defend any of her votes. Here's hoping Halter wins the primary.

[catgirl]

5. Donate to Halter before the Wed. deadline (link here)

http://www.billhalter.com/