Posted on 09/27/2004 8:42:50 PM PDT by TaxRelief
Republican challenger Patrick Ballantine has pulled out of his only scheduled debate with Gov. Mike Easley, citing Easley's unwillingness to commit to any other forums.
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The N.C. Association of Broadcasters tried to work out a statewide debate but pulled its offer to organize a forum this week. "The governor kept giving us obstacles as to why he did not wish to accept our proposal for a debate," said Clay Milstead, who chairs the broadcast group's debate committee and works for WCTI-TV in New Bern.
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"We told them we didn't have to do it that way, that we were very flexible about the format, but they kept putting us off," Milstead said. "The governor's staff never says no. They just refuse to accept your proposal."
(It's worth checking out entire article.)
You got to love the headline. Sounds like this could be a bias paper!!!
Someday local news will be about local politics. When commissioners and reps and senators actually respond to questions.
http://www.co.union.nc.us/gov_offices/boe/Ballot11-2004.pdf
for Union County people. Though I wonder if those Constitution things mean?
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