Democrats spar with Independent
By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Boston Globe Friday, May 19 CAMBRIDGE — Three Democratic and one independent candidate for governor sparred on everything from wind-energy farms and the minimum wage, to the MCAS exam and the recent widespread flooding in the state when they met yesterday for the campaign's first live televised debate.All four — Democrats Tom Reilly, Deval Patrick and Chris Gabrieli and independent Christy Mihos — took jabs at the administration of Republican Gov. Mitt Romney for everything from the economy to his handling of this week's weather crisis.... more
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What was the criteria for being accepted into the debate?
Anonymous - when you click on the link that says "more" in my posting, you can read the entire article from the Boston Globe. It says "The debate, sponsored by The Boston Globe, the Kennedy School, The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, was broadcast live on New England Cable News and WBUR-FM.
Green-Rainbow Party candidate Grace Ross was not invited.
MassINC president Ian Bowles defended the decision not to invite Ross. He said sponsors came up with three criteria to determine if a candidate should be invited: name recognition, support in the polls and money. Bowles said Ross didn't meet any of the criteria.
"As a result, Grace Ross was not invited to participate in this early season event," he said. He also said the Green-Rainbow Party is not an official political party in Massachusetts as recognized by the Secretary of State.
Ross said the debate sponsors have created a "self fulfilling prophecy" by blocking her from the debate.
"If the press doesn't include people who can't come up with a few million dollars or hundreds of thousands in a war chest from a previous campaign they are undermining their role in a constitutional democracy," she said."
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