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Sunday, 11 July 2010 13:45

Bleeding Heartland: Don't hold your breath waiting for Steve King to debate

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Democratic Congressional candidate Matt Campbell has challenged incumbent Steve King to a series of three debates this year. Campbell's press release notes that King "has never formally debated an opponent" since his first election to Congress in 2002.

Don't expect this year to become the exception that proves the rule. King ignored Campbell's request that he apologize for making racially polarizing remarks about President Barack Obama, and he's probably going to ignore Campbell's request for debates on the issues.

Why would King agree to take questions from a panel of journalists while Campbell points out how little the incumbent has accomplished for his fifth district constituents? The status quo is very comfortable for King. Conservative interest groups pay to fly him all over the country. He gets one softball question after another from right-wing talk radio hosts. Even when sensible Republicans are embarrassed by his presence, he can find a receptive audience for his wrong-headed comments.

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