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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.”