Hurt, Perriello continue debate on debates

Chris Graham

Fifth District Democrat Tom Perriello and Republican challenger Robert Hurt are continuing their spat on debates in their fall campaign. The Perriello campaign accused Hurt of backing out of a pair of agreed-upon televised debates in an e-mail today. The Hurt campaign answered with an e-mail accusing Perriello of being afraid to debate the challenger….

Two debates this morning on WSVA

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26th District candidates Matt Lohr and Gene Hart will make a joint appearance on WSVA-550AM this morning at 10 a.m. for a candidates debate. The Lohr-Hart debate will be followed by a debate between 20th District candidates Dickie Bell and Erik Curren at 11 a.m. Augusta Free Press editor Chris Graham will blog live during…

McDonnell flip-flops on debates

Chris Graham

“This letter is nothing more than grandstanding by a struggling campaign,” the campaign manager said regarding a letter from a political rival issuing a challenge for a series of debates across the Commonwealth. “For a politician who claims to be all about straight talk, this letter is more about publicity than public service,” the campaign…

Not invited to the party: Exclusion from debates another slap in the face to third parties

Chris Graham

The Top Story by Chris Graham Independent presidential candidate John Anderson was threatening to break down the door to the two-party system. The Illinois congressman was running strong in the national polls, which showed him with the support of as much as a fifth of the electorate in the summer of 1980. He also had…