NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert Invites Ganske, Harkin to Debate on National TV

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[Iowa Granny]

DES MOINES – Congressman Greg Ganske, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, announced today that he has accepted an invitation to debate Tom Harkin on an upcoming edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Tim Russert.

“Meet the Press” is inviting candidates from what it says are “some of the most interesting and competitive races” to debate on the highly-rated Sunday morning news show.

The NBC debate series will be moderated by “Meet the Press” host, Tim Russert.

To date, Congressman Ganske has accepted five media-sponsored invitations to debate. However, the Harkin campaign has not publicly accepted these invitations. The invitations have come from Quad-City Times/KWQC-TV6, Cedar Rapids Gazette/KCRG-TV9, WHO-TV, WOI radio, and KCCI-TV/The Des Moines Register. The “Meet the Press” invitation makes the sixth.

[Iowa Granny]

Suddenly, Mr. Harkin is finding openings in his schedule. Go Figure.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Old Tom "Dungheap" is such a sleaze. I know the slime ball who is his campaign manager, a real class A jerk. If I was Greg, I would go ballistic over the wiretap fiasco. However, I fear that little will help Ganske. He is not a very electrifying candidate. Salier would have been a far better candidate.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

and harkins camp already knows ganske answer

[Iowa Granny]

At this point in the game, we need to support the Republican in the race. The latest poll shows a 4 point difference, with Harkin below 50% at 45. This thing is winable if we GOTV.

[Dutch Boy]

Let me guess..... Russert will ask his favorite obsessive question. "Would you repeal the Bush tax cut?" What a moron.

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

more like beg him to repeal the tax cut russert is just as liberal as the rest of them he just knows how to hide it well like matthews

[Iowa Granny]

and harkins camp already knows ganske answer

Greg's IQ is high enough that I'd think he could change his answer without stuttering.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I will defintely support Greg. He is a nice enough guy even though he is not conservative enough for me. I just think that Bill Salier would have been a far better candidate against a pig like Tom.

What is the break down of the latest poll results?

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

BTW, the latest poll results I saw on the governor's race showed Vilsak with a slight lead over Gross. Is that the latest info that you have got?

[Iowa Granny]

The mass email from the Ganske campaign distributed over the weekend says a Public Opinion Strategies poll shows a 4 point spread, with Harkin at 45 and Ganske at 41. The email did not say what the margin of error is, nor did it give the dates of the poll. This current flap will certainly move those numbers.

The last poll I saw on the Governor's race had Viltax ahead by 4 or 5.

[cactusSharp]

for the life of me,regional politics
sometimes seems to be written by Stephen King.

Iowa,....Iowa, again,...IOWA.....farmers who
work their ass's off. Agriculture,tractors,
God Fearing church going folks.....and then
there is Tom Harkin......how ?

[kabar]

Russert is part of the media's attempt to make the difference in close races, i.e., assist the liberal/democrat candidate by putting the Republican candidate under scrutiny by the national media. Russert sets the framework for the discussions and controls the agenda on what will be discussed. The focus on senate races reflects how precarious the Dems' position is on holding the majority. The solution: dream up some general pretext to get the candidates in key elections involved on a national level. It is transparent but probably effective.

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

Why Harkin? Union support. Farm bill. Plus every six years he manages to convince enough people that he is one of them. He'll pull the oh shucks routine to the hilt and trot out a few sob stories to boot.

[Iowa Granny]

for the life of me,regional politics sometimes seems to be written by Stephen King.

Hold on to your Hat! You will soon be exposed to a new "Stephen King". Steve King is running for congress from Iowa's new 5th District. You will like him.

I cannot explain the God Fearing folks who vote for Harkin.