Comments on: Congressman Barber vs. challenger McSally: CD 2 debate at University of Arizona

By: Carolyn_Classen

Carolyn_Classen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:09:00 +0000

CD 2 Debate is online now at: https://www.azpm.org/p/top-news/2012/10/23/17581-cd2-candidates-face-off/

By: Fraser007

Fraser007 — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:57:00 +0000

Got to listen to the debate while in the car and then saw some of it later on TV.
Thanks for posting the data as to where to see/heat it. Thanks for making Democracy work!

By: tiponeill

tiponeill — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:39:00 +0000

I tuned in for about 3 minutes. McSally spoke first, and the first thing she opened with was the lie about Dems stealing 700 million from Medicare and how she was going to “save” it.
Turned the radio off. It’s sad because I sort of like McSally personally but it looks like she wants to be just another brain dead Repub congresscritter.

By: Carolyn_Classen

Carolyn_Classen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:38:00 +0000

I was somewhat surprised at the negative tone of the debate, but maybe that is Congressional politics. And theUA Student Union North Ballroom wasn’t filled, so I guess lots of voters have already decided whom to vote for. Will post the URL link today once AZPM has the video online for viewers to watch.

By: BajaDemocrats

BajaDemocrats — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:09:00 +0000

Thanks for posting about the debate, I watched it last night on KUAT. McSally is a much more skilled politician that I expected, much more skilled than Jesse Kelly. She was obviously coached by her GOP handlers to present her own version of Romnesia – try to get voters to forget she previously expressed support for the Ryan Budget Plan that turns Medicare into a private insurance voucher plan, that guts domestic programs for education, Medicaid, and many more, in favor of more tax cuts for the wealthy. Nope, forget all that, now she’s all for the middle class, education, and “protecting” Medicare.

By: Carolyn_Classen

Carolyn_Classen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:32:00 +0000

100′s of students & community members present to hear the 2 candidates answer 6 questions about the first bill they would introduce, raising taxes or not, the federal government’s role in education, how did partisan ads wrongly depict them, pre-existing conditions & the Affordable Care Act, and how specifically to plan for students to compete in the global community. Candidates Chris Ackerley (LD 2 House) and Dave Croteau (Pima County Sheriff) were in attendance. Stay tuned for the debate video posted at azpm.org.