The value of debate
Election day is at our doorsteps. That’s the day when approximately two-thirds of free American voters allow the other one-third to elect people to govern them, people that the indecisive two-thirds probably know very little about and will do nothing but complain until the next election day.
One of the things missing in our U.S. Senate race that would increase turnout and give voters more knowledge about candidates is something called “debate.” It didn’t happen in the primary elections and not even for the general election which is next Tuesday. Why hasn’t the entire state demanded at least two debates among the candidates in this race?
There should have been one for sure in the Republican primary and two for the general. Why hasn’t this healthy form of campaigning been done in this race to give voters a better look at the ones who want to represent them for the next six years? I hope I’m not alone in asking this question.
Debate is done everywhere else, even down to high school class president. We needed to see some debate to help make decisions about whom to cast our vote. It’s very disappointing and makes me mad at the same time.
Thank you to The Dispatch for information printed about the District 17 candidates and thanks to all who made tonight’s debate possible at The W.
Raymond Gross
Columbus
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