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Jilly_in_VA

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Tue Oct 18, 2022, 10:40 AM Oct 2022

Spanberger and Vega debate called off [View all]

Organizers have called off a debate between Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Republican Yesli Vega, saying they could not get through an impasse over moderators and security concerns before a deadline set by the congresswoman’s campaign.

The organizers of the debate — the Prince William Committee of 100 and the Prince William-Fauquier Area League of Women Voters — said they asked Prince William County police to provide officers for security for the Aug. 21 debate and were in discussions “with a respected and experienced moderator.”

But the campaigns for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District candidates hit “an impasse over security concerns and disagreements over proposed moderators,” ending talks on a possible agreement for the debate, the organizers said.

“The League and the Committee of 100 volunteers worked tirelessly to accommodate requests on everything from the format and media coverage to security; however, we were unable to reach an acceptable compromise within the timeframe set by Congresswoman’s campaign,” the organizers said in a joint statement Monday.

Organizers have called off a debate between Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Republican Yesli Vega, saying they could not get through an impasse over moderators and security concerns before a deadline set by the congresswoman’s campaign.

The organizers of the debate — the Prince William Committee of 100 and the Prince William-Fauquier Area League of Women Voters — said they asked Prince William County police to provide officers for security for the Aug. 21 debate and were in discussions “with a respected and experienced moderator.”

But the campaigns for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District candidates hit “an impasse over security concerns and disagreements over proposed moderators,” ending talks on a possible agreement for the debate, the organizers said.

“The League and the Committee of 100 volunteers worked tirelessly to accommodate requests on everything from the format and media coverage to security; however, we were unable to reach an acceptable compromise within the timeframe set by Congresswoman’s campaign,” the organizers said in a joint statement Monday.

https://www.wric.com/news/politics/local-election-hq/debate-between-spanberger-and-vega-called-off/

RepubliQans want only their approved right-wing moderators. We're having none of that, TYVM

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