Democratic Council Candidates Challenge Field to Four Debates
Two of the forums will include one-on-one mayoral debate with incumbent Democrat Bill Euille and independent challenger Andrew Macdonald.
1:15 p.m. update — Alexandria Republican City Committee Chairman Tom Fulton told Patch Tuesday morning he’d like to see more debates than the four announced by the Alexandria Democratic Committee. “I don’t think we’re letting voters and citizens say what they need from the candidates,” Fulton said. “To limit to no more than four, it undermines the right of citizens to hear from the candidates. I’m not quite sure why four is sufficient. We need to hear from Alexandria’s citizens first.” — — — — The six Democratic nominees for Alexandria City Council have challenged the other candidates to a series of four debates ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The debates are scheduled for Sept. 12, Oct. 2, Oct. 15 and Oct. 24. The Sept. 12 forum will take …
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Drew Hansen
8:52 pm on Tuesday, August 14, 2012
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