McConnell agrees to debate Grimes on KET

[theHandpuppet]

This ought to be a hoot!

the Lexington Herald Leader
August 18, 2014

Kentucky voters will get at least one chance to see U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Democratic opponent, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, debate the issues on statewide television.

Shae Hopkins, executive director of the Kentucky Educational Television network, announced Monday that McConnell's re-election campaign had accepted its invitation to debate Grimes at 8 p.m. Oct. 13 on Kentucky Tonight. Grimes accepted the invitation in June.

"Sen. McConnell feels very strongly that Kentuckians have the opportunity to evaluate both candidates as they discuss the issues face-to-face rather than an endless stream of television commercials, and this debate provides that opportunity," McConnell campaign spokeswoman Allison Moore said in a statement. "There is a large contrast between Sen. McCon nell's Kentucky leadership and Secretary Grimes' support for the Obama agenda, and we're eager to have that discussion with Kentucky voters."

McConnell and Grimes have been debating over debates since the May primary elections....

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/08/18/3385779/mcconnell-and-grimes-agree-to.html#storylink=cpy

[Thinkingabout]

1. Hopefully the debate will be shared with other than Kentucky, she is a good speaker and think

it would be very interesting.