The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation has run a governor's debate every cycle since 1990. It canceled this year's because Tiffany would not accept. The same day he said one debate is enough, he would not say whether he backs Trump's push to restrict mail-in voting.
Sullivan emailed thousands of Alaskans a town-by-town list of what he has secured for them, on Senate letterhead paid for by taxpayers, days before the 60-day pre-election blackout. The Senate Ethics Committee says letterhead may not be used for any campaign or campaign-related correspondence.
Casey Putsch spent the Republican primary saying 'Vivek won't debate me.' There was no GOP gubernatorial debate. The Libertarian nominee says he is still waiting for a commitment too.
Burlison does his town halls by telephone and has called the in-person kind a magnet for extremists. The House is out of session for all but the first day of October. His Democratic challenger says his office dodges every request for a public forum.
Joy Powers asked for three debates across Virginia's 9th District. Griffith said no in writing: 'I do not need a jointly negotiated format to tell voters what I believe. They already know.'
On the evening of August 18, Finstad held a $250-to-$10,000 reception at a golf club. His opponent held a free, open town hall the same evening in Courtland. Asked why he won't do town halls, Finstad said the people who want one just want to 'have a hissy fit' — and that he doesn't regret saying it.
Asked to hold a single town hall anywhere in Mississippi — 'she can pick the reddest county in the state' — Hyde-Smith's campaign manager replied that she isn't in Soros's New York apartment promoting surgery for children. Election Day is November 3.
Husted was one of 14 statewide candidates invited to answer pre-written questions from Ohio's disability community on Aug. 20. He didn't show. At 8:19 that night he posted photos from a shooting range.
Two years ago Republicans held more town halls than Democrats. In the first half of this year they held 39 in person — 17% of the town halls they held at all. One told MS NOW that a town hall is 'a good way to get shot.' Another said Democrats 'ruined' them. The one Republican who still shows up says it works fine.