{news} (NEWS RELEASE) Greens ask Larson -why no debates?

[Tim McKee]

GREEN PARTY OF CONNECTICUT
CONTACT: Steve Fournier, Green Party Candidate for Congress (860)794-6718Joe
Visconti -Republican candidate for Congress 860-989-8471 Tim McKee,
NATIONAL COMMITEE PERSON cell (860) 860-778-1304 (Best) or (860)-643-2282,
timmckee at mail.com Mike DeRosa, State Co-Chair (860)956-8170 or (860)
919-4042 (cell GREEN PARTY ASKS CONGRESSMAN LARSON AND LEAGUE OF WOMENS
VOTERS WHY THERE ARE NO DEBATES. Hartford, CT- With NO DEBATES in the
First District Congressional race scheduled, Green Party candidate Steve
Fournier and local party officers asking Congressman Larson and the
League of Women voters why not? Fournier who spent weeks collecting
thousands of signatures in the heat of the summer to get on the ballot as
a Green Party candidate and talking with local voters in the streets,
thinks there is a demand for debates with Larson and Republican
challenger Joe Visconti. Fournier called for:

1. A series of debates on television and radio stations, including
Spanish language stations.

2. All areas of the district, including college campuses, churches, and
senior centers

3. Inclusion of all three candidates in all the debates

4. Town hall formats for some of debates, so the public can be involved
with questions for the candidates.

Party officials have spoken with Republican Challenger Visconti who
agrees with the Fournier inclusion in all the debates and said there are
no scheduled debates at this time.

Tim McKee, a spokesperson for the Greens, said if Larson does not debate
or simply limits the debates to one or two low profile events, it would
be a disservice to public with so many important differences between the
three candidates. McKee added the League of Women Voters need to step up
and sponsor debates even if Larson won’t show up. He added “An empty
chair, if Larson does not show to debate, is a powerful statement to
voters, and right now, no debates hurts our democracy!”

#End of release#


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Tim McKee, Manchester CT, main number cell-860-778-1304, 860-643-2282
 National Commitee member of the Green Party of the United States and is a spokesperson for the Green Party of CT.
BLOG-http://thebiggreenpicture.blogspot.com

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