Two-term California Attorney General Kamala Harris and 10-term Rep. Loretta Sanchez are formidable candidates to replace the retiring Barbara Boxer in the U.S. Senate. But Sanchez nixed the Sacramento debate.
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Posted: Sep. 6, 2016 7:00 am Updated: Sep.
Sanchez spokesman Luis Vizcaino said Wednesday that Sanchez has accepted the October 5 debate, sponsored by KABC-TV, the Edmund G. News of the debate was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. Harris had already accepted invitations to participate in the Los Angeles debate as well as a debate proposed for September 20 in Sacramento. On Tuesday, she challenged Harris to a series of four debates, all in Los Angeles.
“We’re holding the date open”, Van Dyke said.
Sanchez, said two head-to-head debates would not suffice, and refused to participate in the Sacramento event. The first debate is scheduled to take place at California State University Los Angeles on October 5. But Harris rejected those.
Harris is sticking with her initial plan, while the Sanchez campaign says Harris is “closing the door” on voters.
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The BruinsVote! coalition will assist in distributing tickets if the debate is confirmed, and Sands said it will use the event to encourage students to vote in the November election.
