Should state Sen. Kurt Schrader debate his 5th congressional district opponent, Steve Marks?
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No need for further "debates"
There have already been 12 candidate forums throughout the district, including two where Schrader showed up and Marks was noticeably absent. There are 3 more forums scheduled over the final 2 weeks of the campaign, including an hour long debate on OPB's Think Out Loud on May 15th.
Further Debates?
That suggests there were debates in the first place. I attended one of the candidate forums, and it was pretty boring. Both these guys sound the same...end the war, health care for everyone, blah blah blah...I'd like to see a debate.
Let a moderator hold their feet to the fire. How are we going to end the war? How are we going to get health care for everyone? How are we going to pay for it? Get these guys off their stump speeches.
What the heck is a
What the heck is a forum?
And why is it every time there is an article referring to a "debate", the Schrader team carefully comments back with "forum".
Debate: A formal method of interactive and position representational argument.
Forum: A United States constitutional law term that describes a government-owned property which is open to public expression and assembly.
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