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Article: Udall proposes at least eight debates with Schaffer Democrat had been accused of 'blowing off' idea.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- June 11, 2008
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Byline: Lynn Bartels, Rocky Mountain News
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mark Udall, accused of "blowing off" debates with Republican challenger Bob Schaffer, on Tuesday proposed holding at least eight debates statewide between July and November.
The proposal came several hours after Schaffer's campaign manager, Dick Wadhams, asked why Udall's campaign was dragging its feet on scheduling debates.
"They've been screwing around for a month, hemming and hawing," Wadhams said. "They've been blowing off people."
Udall spokeswoman Taylor West said that's untrue.
A Udall news release invited "a representative of the Schaffer campaign to meet as soon as ...