Wayne Independent Encounrages More Debates

The publisher of the Wayne Independent, Steve Fountain, issued an open letter to both Chris Carney and Chris Hackett last Friday.

In his letter, Mr. Fountain stated that his efforts to obtain more debates for the voters of the 10th District have been stonewalled by one side--obviously, the party in question is Chris Carney even though Fountain never explicitly states this fact.

However, Fountain presents a fairly compelling argument for why the Wayne Independent provides the ideal backdrop for an additional debate:

"Democracy needs more than what voters have received thus far from both sides: advertising blitzes, sound bites and single-candidate controlled “listening sessions” or “town hall meetings” or whatever may be the latest warm-and-fuzzy campaign jargon for such one-sided events.

Democracy needs open, vigorous debates - plural, not singular -- highlighted by face-to-face meetings.

The Wayne Independent was founded 130 years ago to provide an independent voice amid the partisan rancor of two rival publications.

I humbly draw upon this tradition and history in offering to host a debate."

Of course, this debate issue is still a sensitive topic to Carney. In fact, Carney released a new ad aimed at controlling the damage of Hackett's recent charge against Carney by claiming it is really Hackett who is manipulating the truth.



Hackett was the first one to respond to Fountain's open letter with an authoritative "yes." No word from the Carney campaign.

The Carney campaign may be too busy celebrating the good news it received on Monday when Hillary Clinton announced she would be supporting Carney. Clinton will be sending out E-mails highlighting important races for Democrats across the country. In her first E-mail to supporters, Clinton will include Carney as one of the four candidates detailed. The E-mail will also coincide with the release of her HillPac candidates (coming soon).