[Ron] Johnson, the Republican nominee for the Senate seat, agreed to a debate on Friday, Oct. 8 in Milwaukee; a debate on Monday, Oct. 11 in Wausau; and a third debate on Friday, Oct. 22 in Milwaukee.
Johnson’s announcement comes just hours after he indicated that he would not debate Feingold this Sunday night in Eau Claire.
Last week, Feingold had agreed to six debates, and challenged Johnson to show up at all six.
John Kraus, a top Feingold staffer, provided this statement: “We remain committed to the six debates that we have accepted, and Ron Johnson has failed to meet the challenge to have an honest debate of the issues. He has spent more than $4.5 million on hollow, negative television ads, but he won’t spend his time on an honest debate of the issues in western Wisconsin, Madison, and his own town of Oshkosh. He has now dodged 15 debates and voters deserve more from a candidate for the United States Senate. Mr. Johnson has said he got into this race because it was time to get off the sidelines, but he has yet to do so. If Ron Johnson is afraid to fight for himself and his ideas, then voters are right to question whether he has the guts to fight for them in Washington.”
While I certainly would have preferred to see six debates between Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold, I half expected Johnson’s campaign handlers to try and get the number of debates between Johnson and Sen. Feingold to a number as close to zero as possible, given the fact that every time Ron Johnson opens his mouth without a script, he says something that his campaign has to “clarify” or “restate” after the fact. However, three debates between Ron Johnson and Russ Feingold will certainly give Wisconsin’s voters a good opportunity to see what a lightweight Ron Johnson is in comparison to Sen. Feingold when it comes to policy.
It’s clear that Johnson does not fear Feingold, Russ as a professional politician has nothing to draw on that really resonates with the working class in this state. He is a career politician who follows left-wing extremism and will occasional make a silly stand on an issue to look like he actually cares about the people in the state who he is suppose to represent. The process is changing Democrats are on their way out and Republicans better start listening to the people as they too will be shown the door, The American people are reclaiming their country step aside establishment, you have no place on our journey.
Nota, i am glad we both agree that Paul Ryan needs to go!
PP, that’s certainly not going to happen this year