As the midterm election cycle enters its final stretch, candidates are bracing to face one another on the debate stage to give one last pitch to sway voters to support them in November. But not all candidates are stepping up to the podium.
While some Republican candidates trailing their opponents in polling have been eager to participate in debates, a handful of Democratic front-runners have been wary of facing their GOP counterparts on the stage. As a result, the debate schedule between now and Election Day has been left uncertain as candidates have either resisted committing to debates or have dropped out altogether.
In the New Hampshire Senate race, Republican candidate Don Bolduc has committed to appear in at least seven debates against Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH), who has shied away from facing her opponent. Hassan backed out of a debate last week after requesting organizers to allow candidates to appear separately onstage.
“Public officials owe it to the people they are seeking to represent to make the case directly and answer their questions, not hide behind attack ads sponsored by special interests in Washington,” Bolduc said in response. “This is the action of a desperate politician who knows she is going to face the music from voters in a few short weeks and her time in politics is running out.”
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