TN Media Must Make Marsha Debate
WATCH — @Kanew: “@VoteGloriaJ said yes. If @MarshaBlackburn won’t debate there should be an empty podium. TN media can’t take no for an answer.”
Use this to email the media (@Tennessean especially) to demand actual debates, not sit-down interviews: https://t.co/gSX0FDONQ4 pic.twitter.com/ihYbLZsyK3
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) August 15, 2024
MAKE MARSHA DEBATE
The Tennessean says Blackburn hasn’t responded, but Georgia shows there’s precedent for holding the debate with an empty podium
We have said it before, and we’ll say it again: We deserve to see Marsha Blackburn and Gloria Johnson debate. Marsha debated Bredesen, she should debate Gloria. No excuses.
And when we say debate, we mean DEBATE. Not back to back interviews where Marsha talks, then Gloria talks. That’s the coward’s way out, and it’s the one Governor Lee took when Dr. Martin was running against him.
By offering that option the Tennessean helped Lee hide. Gloria should NOT accept the Tennessean offering to interview them one after the other.
David Plazas writes in the TENNESSEAN that “Gloria expressed interest in debates, Blackburn has not responded to multiple requests.”
They shouldn’t ask Marsha, they should tell her. Hold the debates, and let her know they will have an empty podium there if she ducks it.
Reminder: Georgia did it. When Perdue ran from Ossoff, Georgia media had an empty podium there as a monument to his cowardice.
There is precedent for having an empty podium when Marsha Blackburn refuses to debate Gloria, and we should have the same courage shown by our media here.
Debates should not be optional for any office, let alone one as important as the United States Senate. We have asked all the outlets what they are planning to do, and you can help us also by using this link to reach out and let us know if they respond.
We will continue to keep up the pressure. Please join us.
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