Crashing the Party - Sparks Fly BEFORE 2nd Nevada's Governor Debate -- And Texas Too
In case you missed the C-Span broadcast Nevada Governor Debate from Bally's in Las Vegas last night (Oct. 10) the drama that colored coverage occurred as the MC took the stage to introduce candidates Dina Titus (D) and Jim Gibbons (R). (Video-C-SPAN) Chris Hansen stormed the stage shouting his demand to participate in the debate. After the awkward moment, in which candidates shifted uneasily at their podiums, and the moderator admonished the intruder, security bodily removed Hansen from the stage.
Print reports addressed the debate's issues, reporting mid-story the altercation (e.g. most widely distributed coverage was AP story), but TV stories favored the visual drama, placing the flag clothed candidate as their lead (e.g. KVCB Las Vegas).
The second Governor's debate begins with one of the candidates for the state's top job getting kicked out of the building. Independent candidate Christopher Hansen ran onto the stage at Bally's, demanding that he participate.
There is an ongoing debate about the wisdom of excluding third party candidates from debates. Typically hosting authorities invoke some level of polling support to legitimize
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Bits and Pieces
Texas Governor:
DailyKos has a diary on the Texas governor debate and another long recap. "Four Frogs in a Mudpuddle" is how Queer Texan characterized it. Capitol Annex has a decent analysis , media round-up, and review of the Bell campaign's post-debate "fact check".
Coyote Mercury says the debate changed him/her from undecided to a Bell supporter.
Tennessee Senate:
Ford/Corker debate is at same time as Tennessee/Georgia football game tonight notes this Kos diarist who speculates that Corker is afraid of coverage (he is the ONLY Republican candidate to have rejected Russert's MTP invitation).
C-Span TV will broadcast this Saturday's debate between Harold Ford, Jr and Bob Corker at 7 p.m. Central/8 p.m. EST. The debate will also be webcast live on www.wreg.com.
Update [2006-10-7 21:34:39 by Ross Smith]: You can see how the DailyKos audience reacted to this "debate" that identified almost no difference between the two candidates in this 150+ comment liveblog.
Debater's Nightmare:
MyDD alerts us to what might be the worst closing remarks ever uttered in a debate: a Rotary Club audience laughs at the candidate. Here is the You Tube video
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