August 29, 2014      4:56 PM
Abbott backtracks, accepts new debate invite
Rather than WFAA outlets, this debate will be broadcast without restricting carriers.
It is unclear what “format details” were problematic in
the conversationally designed WFAA debate and how the game has
changed in this new format. Will it be
conversational or the one minute canned answers format Rick Perry preferred? We will
publish as it becomes clear.
In the meantime, this is the statement from the Abbott campaign“Texans for Greg Abbott today
confirmed the acceptance of an invitation from KERA, NBC5/KXAS-TV,
Telemundo 39 and The Dallas Morning News to participate in a statewide
televised debate on September 30, 2014 at 8 p.m. This is in addition to a
statewide televised debate scheduled for September 19th, 2014 in the Rio Grande
Valley.
The Abbott campaign accepted the debate invitation after
withdrawing from a proposed debate hosted by WFAA-TV and the Texas Tribune due to an inability
to agree on a suitable format. The September 30th debate will be
distributed statewide without restriction to TV and radio stations, and all
media will have the opportunity to stream it online.
Campaign Manager Wayne
Hamilton released the following statement:“Voters deserve a thoughtful and substantive policy
discussion on how the next governor will lead Texas. Greg Abbott looks forward
to sharing his vision for Texas’ future and participating in the upcoming
debates.”
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