{"id":18057,"date":"2020-09-14T11:35:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18057"},"modified":"2020-09-14T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:35:36","slug":"value-of-local-election-debates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/value-of-local-election-debates\/","title":{"rendered":"Value of Local Election Debates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Value of Local Election Debates | The Line\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5_Oq0vrZcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>September 11, 2020 <\/strong>\u2013 While debates are critical in presidential elections, they are becoming increasingly rare in high profile local elections. Gene Grant and The Line opinion panel get into a debate of their own about whether political pairings provide new insights to voters and how they might be constructed to provide a more effective comparison among candidates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Gene Grant\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line Panelists:<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Dede Feldman, former state senator\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>Dan Foley, former state representative\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br>Cathryn McGill, NM Black Leadership Council\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/elections\/luj-n-declines-to-take-part-in-tv-debate\/article_497d43ea-ec78-11ea-b095-fb7e854563ae.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Luj\u00e1n Declines to Take Part in TV Debate<\/a> \u2014 <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourmidland.com\/news\/article\/US-Senate-hopefuls-in-New-Mexico-release-1st-15547955.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Senate Hopefuls in New Mexico Release 1st Attack Ads<\/a> \u2014 <em>Midland Daily News<\/em>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/kvia.com\/your-voice-your-vote\/new-mexico-politics\/2020\/08\/14\/hopefuls-in-southern-new-mexico-congressional-race-agree-to-at-least-2-debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hopefuls In Southern New Mexico Congressional Race Agree to at Least 2 Debates<\/a> \u2014 Associated Press\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kob.com\/new-mexico-news\/kob-4-announces-political-debate-schedule-partnership-with-the-santa-fe-new-mexican\/5850752\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KOB 4 Announces Political Debate Schedule, Partnership With the Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a> \u2014 KOB 4\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 11, 2020 \u2013 While debates are critical in presidential elections, they are becoming increasingly rare in high profile local elections. 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