Video: Calling out Bill Owens, Doug Hoffman for not debating

News 10 Now’s Bill Carey produced an excellent spot castigating Bill Owens and Doug Hoffman for not taking part in their Monday night debate.

It’s well worth watching.

Democrat Owens and Republican Dede Scozzafava have agreed to attend Wednesday evening’s debate, co-sponsored by NCPR, in Plattsburgh.

But Doug Hoffman has declined to attend, with his campaign citing “other stuff” on the schedule.

It now appears that Hoffman will hit election day without participating in a single forum or publci debate.

Scott Atkinson is the long-time news director at WWNY-TV in Watertown, which had also tried to arrange a debate.

Atkinson said, “The people who actually have to go to the polls next Tuesday and cast ballots aren’t going to know anything other than the canned messages that they’ve gotten from the candidates. And, that’s not right.”