LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Senator Mitch McConnell today sent a letter to Amy McGrath, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, challenging her to debate ahead of the November election. In the letter, Senator McConnell stressed the importance of holding a debate with statewide reach between the two candidates and laid out a framework under which the debate can take place.
“I am challenging you to a socially distanced, Lincoln-Douglas style debate with a time-keeping moderator agreed upon by each of us,” wrote Senator McConnell. “This would be a debate just between the two of us. No notes at the table, no props, and no audience. Kentuckians deserve clear answers from each of us on the issues that matter most, and this is the best format to deliver those answers. Team Mitch is eager to work with a Kentucky TV station with statewide reach to put together such a debate.”
Senator McConnell’s full letter to Amy McGrath is online here.
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Background: Senator McConnell previously accepted an invitation to the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Measure the Candidate Forum, which Amy McGrath was also invited to attend.