|
Back
|
Clinton v. Spencer On Oct. 20 And Oct. 22
Albany Times Union
by Elizabeth Benjamin |
The AP is reporting U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and her GOP/Conservative challenger, former Yonkers Mayor John Spencer, will square off for an hourlong debate in Rochester on Oct. 20.
NY1 will host the event, which will be broadcast on Time Warner stations statewide.
This means calls from Ralph Nader and Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Howie Hawkins to include all six candidates in any debates will not be heeded. NY1 has adopted what one might call the Tasini standard for debates - in order to particpate, candidates need to have raised at least $500,000 and be polling at five percent.
The money requirement is new this year.
(UPDATE): Spencer and Clinton will face off again two days later at WABC studios in Manhattan at 9 a.m. in a debate co-hosted by the League of Women Voters, The Buffalo News and Univision.
These will be the only two debates to which Clinton will agree, according to her adviser Howard Wolfson.
For a sort of pre-debate warm-up tune in to NY1’s “Inside City Hall” at 7 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. tonight to see Wolfson and Spencer spokesman Rob Ryan appear with nothing but Dominic Carter to prevent them from tearing each other limb from limb.
|
| |
 *Website by David Doonan, Labor Donated to Hawkins for Senate Campaign* |
|
|
