Arkansas: Independent gov candidate Rod Bryan excluded from debate

From Arkansas News Bureau:
...No other candidates for governor will be included in a series of debates featuring Democrat Mike Beebe and Republican Asa Hutchinson, campaign officials for the two major party candidates said Thursday. Independent candidate Rod Bryan of Little Rock expressed frustration with being excluded. "It's a scheme of the Hutchinson and Beebe campaigns to privatize the debate process," Bryan said, describing the two as "corporate candidates."... [more]