Coakley - Brown Debate for CNN – Coakley Declines – Next Debate January 11th Kennedy Institute – Station Guide for Debate Coverage

For thosewho were looking forward to the January 10th Debate, also broadcast on CNN, don’t hold your breath. Coakley declined to attend the debate, as it would have not included the Libertarian Candidate, Joe Kennedy. Therefore, Coakley would have had to debate Scott Brown one-on-one, something she has studiously avoided since the special U.S. Senate election campaign began.

Although Kennedy’s input generally aligns with Coakley, he does agree with Brown on one or two issues. In demanding that Kennedy be brought into the debate process, Coakley did herself a disservice, which was not the original intent. Kennedy, in the last televised debate on WGBH Public Television Springfield, bested Coakley! It is unfortunate that Coakley or her handlers have deprived the nation, the opportunity to learn how those candidates who would be the next U.S. Senator think. More to the point - to hear her compare Scott Brown to Bush-Cheney, ad nausea, and, when cornered by facts, to point fingers scoldingly at both Brown and Kennedy (a real treat).

Massachusetts citizens get lucky - the last debate of this special election will take place at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute, on January 11th at 7pm, University of Massachusetts, Boston. The Debate will be televised on Boston’s, Channel 5, Channel 5, WGBH Boston, and WGBY Springfield.