The biggest argument at the Democratic lieutenant governor debates may be how many to hold—and who will show up.
Hampton Dellinger told the Asheville Citizen-Times that he will definitely attend the UNC-Asheville debate sponsored by the N.C. Federation of College Democrats, and he will appear in "at least six debates" during the campaign.
But he said he wants to make sure other sponsors aren't left out.
He then wrote an open letter to state Sen. Walter Dalton, who has said he'll attend some debates.
In the letter, he calls for two debates on "experience" and "the state budget," a "live-blogging debate on the liberal BlueNC Web site, and debates sponsored by the Wake County Democratic Party, a historically black college and a consortium of mental health groups.
For those keeping track at home, that would make 10 debates total with some or all of the candidates attending.
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Re: Debate over debates continues
Part of me wants to cheer this...I mean, these days, candidates spend most of their time avoiding any and all opportunities to debate the issues, so this is kind of refreshing in that regard.
That said, 10 debates is excessive. Heck, six debates from the College Dems is excessive.
But what bothers me even more about these proposed debates is that there's an chance to spend 10 debates discussing a job...whose actual job description still alludes most voters. I think I'd rather have 10 forums about exactly what the Lt. Governor does.