Press Release from Holt campaign concerning the cancelled debate:
"Her record needs hiding."
LINCOLN BALKS; WON'T SHOW AT TODAY'S DEBATE
SPRINGDALE -- Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Holt says that a last minute change of mind by his opponent Senator Blanche Lincoln to instead forego participating in a debate today shows her unwillingness to be confronted about her voting record.
Holt was referring to Lincoln's decision to skip a debate sponsored by the League of Women Voters that was originally scheduled to be held at noon today at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Fort Smith. The Holt campaign was notified on Saturday that Senator Lincoln was instead sending a local businessman in her stead. "I think the general consensus is that she's going to do as few debates as possible, if any at all. I would only ask for a bit more of a notice on a decision like this, for both our supporters and the ones who organized this whole thing." The Holt campaign has decided against debating the stand-in. Asked Holt, "What's the point in debating someone who can simply say at any time 'I'm not sure what Senator Lincoln's response would be?'"
Holt, a conservative State Senator who has the best anti-tax record of any Arkansas legislator, said that he looks forward to Thursday night's debate sponsored by AETN and carried by C-SPAN. "I think the voters have a right to at least one debate where they can see for themselves who best represents their views."
"As Arkansas voters learn that Lincoln supports abortion up to the day of delivery, has voted to protect so-called "gay marriages", opposed President Bush?s conservative judges 17 times, has a 'D' rating with the NRA and an 'F' with Gun Owners of America, they move away from the incumbent," Senator Holt said. "Blanche Lincoln is a pro-tax liberal who received a mere 16 percent from the Christian Coalition and a Zero from the National Federation of Independent Business." Holt explained. "As Arkansas voters learn these facts, we continue to gain ground," added Holt. "This is why we're down to only one debate now."
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