Rick Perry, Debra Medina, Kay Bailey Hutchison
After months of dodging Debra Medina, Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchinson will finally go toe to toe with the liberty candidate on Jan 14 in an state-wide televised debate. KERA, the sponsoring station, says it is inviting newcomer Debra Medina to be part of its GOP gubernatorial debate next week. Medina, who was initially excluded from the televised debate, was finally invited after KERA decided she meets longstanding, station criteria.
Among issues considered was whether Medina has actively campaigned, generating media and public interest. Guidelines also allow for considering political polls, but KERA says polls played a minor role in the decision. KERA says there was very little recent polling data to consider.
This Texas Debate on January 14 will mark the first time Hutchison, Perry and Medina have squared off on the same stage even though the March 2 primary is less than two months away. The statewide broadcast from the University of North Texas’s Murchison Auditorium will include a live audience. Questions will be posed by a panel of journalists and voters.
Viewers will be able to stream the debate live at www.TexasDebates.org and viewers will be able to submit questions via the website.
