Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand has agreed to three debates, all landing in the final couple of weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n
The closest to the North Country will be co-sponsored by the Glens Falls Post-Star on October 28th. (See list below.)<\/p>\n
Republican challenger Sandy Treadwell has been arguing for more debates, demanding that Gillibrand agree to at least ten events – one for each county in the hotly contested congressional district.<\/p>\n
Treadwell points out that Gillibrand made the same demand in 2006 when she was the challenger.<\/p>\n
He’s right. But it’s fair to point out that Gillibrand asked for more debates when she was trailing sharply in the polls (before incumbent Republican John Sweeney imploded in a rash of scandals).<\/p>\n
In the absence of good polling data for this race, Treadwell’s demand suggests that he’s lagging and needs as much face time with his opponent as possible.<\/p>\n
Here’s the list:<\/p>\n
Oct. 21: sponsored by the Poughkeepsie Journal and the Greater Southern Dutchess Chamber
of Commerce<\/p>\n
Oct. 23: sponsored by the Times Union and PBS (WMHT)<\/p>\n
Oct. 28: sponsored by the Post Star and NBC 13 (WNYT)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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