Wednesday, September 15, 2010
2:42 PM
Johnson commits to three debates
GOP Senate candidate Ron Johnson has committed to three debates against Dem U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold -- half the total that the Feingold campaign initially sought.
Johnson accepted invitations to an Oct. 8 Wisconsin Broadcasters Association debate in Milwaukee; an Oct. 11 Wausau debate hosted by the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service, Wisconsin Public Radio, the Wausau Daily Herald, WAOW ABC-TV Wausau, and WSAW CBS-TV Wausau; and an Oct. 22 debate in Milwaukee hosted by WISN-TV, WisPolitics.com, Marquette Law School, Channels 10/36, and network affiliates WKOW, WAOW, WXOW, and WFRV.
Feingold's campaign had previously committed to six debates, including an event in Eau Claire on Sunday and debates in Madison and Oshkosh later this fall.
UPDATE: Feingold also originally accepted an invitation for a different Oct. 22 debate from We The People. But WISN reported tonight that Feingold is now in for its debate.
-- By Andy Szal
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