{"id":2342237,"date":"2024-09-17T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-campaign-leader-says-lack-of-senate-debates-is-not-good-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T11:27:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:27:20","slug":"democratic-campaign-leader-says-lack-of-senate-debates-is-not-good-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-campaign-leader-says-lack-of-senate-debates-is-not-good-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic campaign leader says lack of Senate debates is &#8216;not good&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-campaign-leader-says-lack-of-senate-debates-is-not-good-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2342237&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Gary Peters, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, expressed concern about the scarcity of\u200b Senate\u200b debates in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-senate-judiciary-subcommittee-unanimously-passes-motion-to-audit-fulton-countys-absentee-ballots-using-method-outlined-by-jovan-pulitzer\/\" title=\"Georgia Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Unanimously Passes Motion to Audit Fulton County\u2019s Absentee Ballots Using Method Outlined by Jovan Pulitzer\">current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">election cycle<\/a><\/a>, calling it detrimental to voters. With only 42% of Senate races scheduled\u200c to feature a general election debate prior to the November elections, he emphasized the importance of debates in providing voters with\u200b a clear \u200ccontrast between\u200c candidates. Peters noted that while Democratic candidates are eager to debate,\u200c negotiations have often stalled, leading to empty debate stages in several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conor-lamb-the-latest-to-jump-into-critical-pennsylvania-senate-race\/\" title=\"Conor Lamb The Latest To Jump Into Critical Pennsylvania Senate Race\">competitive races<\/a>. He mentioned\u200c specific \u2064tight races, such as between Sen. Sherrod Brown and Bernie Moreno in Ohio, where no debate agreements have \u200cbeen \u200creached. The ongoing control\u200c of the Senate \u200cremains precarious, with candidates across parties blaming each other\u200c amidst the debate concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Gary Peters laments lack of Senate debates, calling it &lsquo;not good&rsquo; for voters<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1762556\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The leader of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dscc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">Senate Democrats&rsquo; campaign arm<\/a> admitted that the lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debates\">debates<\/a> this election cycle is putting voters at a disadvantage as the majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> races across the country do not feature one general <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"election\">election<\/a> faceoff between candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Only 42% of Senate races across the country will feature a general election debate ahead of the November election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3154402\/senate-races-have-few-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>a recent analysis<\/a> by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I like debates. I think debates are important for voters to see that contrast, and we like the contrast for all our races,&rdquo; said Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, in response to a question from the <em>Washington Examiner.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;<\/em>Our candidates are willing to debate, and they&rsquo;ll usually put out debates that they will accept and hopefully come to an agreement. But it hasn&rsquo;t been happening, unfortunately. I think that&rsquo;s not good,&rdquo; Peters said while speaking with a roundtable of reporters at a <em>Christian Science Monitor<\/em> breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>The Michigan senator admitted that debate negotiations in races across the country have, at times, become controversial, leaving some competitive races with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3154402\/senate-races-have-few-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>an empty debate stage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As we know, it can get kind of tricky. You&rsquo;ll agree to debates, and then the other side has a different set of debates, and you&rsquo;ll go back and forth, and nothing happens,&rdquo; Peters said.<\/p>\n<p>With fewer than 50 days until the election, there are several highly competitive contests in which candidates have no plans to face off. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and his Republican challenger, Bernie Moreno, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/news\/2024\/09\/ohios-us-senate-race-will-bernie-moreno-and-sherrod-brown-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>have not agreed<\/a> to a debate in one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-georgia-nevada-how-swing-states-economies-could-influence-their-midterm-races\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada: How Swing States\u2019 Economies Could Influence Their Midterm Races\">closely watched races<\/a> in the country. In other tight races, such as in Montana, only one debate has taken place between Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and GOP candidate Tim Sheehy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t speak to exactly where we are on that,&rdquo; Peters said of debate negotiations in specific states. <\/p>\n<p>Control of the Senate is as close as ever, with only a handful of races likely to determine the majority this November. As discussions continue between some candidates, both sides are playing the blame game.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Democrats have a financial advantage, so they are doing their best to dodge debates and instead run dishonest television ads papering over their support for open borders, inflationary spending, and every other disastrous policy pushed by the Biden-Harris administration,&rdquo; said Mike Berg, the communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, in a statement provided to the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The decreasing number of Senate debates comes as debate dodging is taking place at the highest level, with former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3152769\/trump-declares-not-be-third-debate-days-contest-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>announcing last week<\/a> that he would not take part in another 2024 presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The number of debates in competitive Senate races declined steadily from 2010 to 2022, according to a Brookings Institution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/articles\/the-worrying-decline-of-the-senate-candidate-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>analysis<\/a>. So far, there are 20 debates scheduled in 14 of the 33 Senate races this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a comprehensive list of every Senate debate scheduled, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3154402\/senate-races-have-few-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marisa Schultz contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1762556\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1762556\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Peters expresses concern over the absence of Senate debates, stating it is &#8220;not good&#8221; for voters. The head of the Senate Democrats&#8217; campaign committee acknowledged that this election cycle&#8217;s lack of debates disadvantages voters, as most Senate races nationwide do not include a general election debate between candidates. A recent analysis by the Washington Examiner revealed that only 42% of Senate races will have a general election debate before November. &#8220;I value debates; they are crucial for voters to see the differences between candidates, and we appreciate having that contrast in all our races,&#8221; said Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) when asked about this issue by the Washington Examiner. He noted that while Democratic candidates are open to debating and typically propose acceptable formats, these discussions have unfortunately not materialized. During a roundtable with reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast, Peters acknowledged that negotiations around debates can become contentious, resulting in some competitive races lacking any debate opportunities. &#8220;It can get complicated; you agree on certain debates but then face differing proposals from the other side, leading to stalemates,&#8221; he explained.<\/p>\n<p>With less than 50 days until Election Day, several key contests lack plans for candidate face-offs. For instance, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and his Republican opponent Bernie Moreno have yet to agree on a debate in one of the most closely monitored races nationally. In Montana&#8217;s tight race between Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) and GOP candidate Tim Sheehy, only one debate has occurred so far.<\/p>\n<p>Peters refrained from commenting specifically on ongoing negotiations in various states but highlighted how close control of the Senate is this year with just a few pivotal races likely determining majority control come November.<\/p>\n<p>As discussions continue among candidates from both parties regarding potential debates, blame-shifting has begun; Mike Berg from the National Republican Senatorial Committee accused Democrats of using their financial advantage to avoid debating while running misleading ads about their policies related to immigration and inflation under President Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>The trend shows fewer Senate debates occurring over time; according to an analysis by Brookings Institution covering years 2010-2022, there has been a steady decline in competitive race debates\u2014this year features only 20 scheduled across 14 out of 33 contested seats<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2342238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gary-Peters-2024-DNC-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41049,34059,32504,40572,32076],"class_list":["post-2342237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-campaign","tag-election-2024","tag-political-strategy","tag-senate-debates","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Gary-Peters-2024-DNC-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2342237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2342237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2342238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2342237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2342237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2342237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}