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Ohio debate in question, yet again
An MSNBC anchor’s suggestion that the Clinton campaign had “pimped out” their 27-year old daughter has a previously agreed-upon Feb. 26 debate in Cleveland in question.
After MSNBC’s David Shuster suggested that the Clinton campaign “pimped out” Chelsea by having her call celebrities and Democratic party “superdelegates” to campaign for her mother, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson Friday criticized Shuster, caling his comment “beneath contempt.”
“I, at this point, can’t envision a scenario where we would continue to engage in debates on that network,” he added.
But the campaign hadn’t formally backed out of the previously agreed upon MSNBC/NBC debate scheduled for Cleveland State University as of late Friday. According to the Associated Press, Shuster, who apologized on the air for his comment, has been temporarily suspended from appearing on all NBC news broadcasts except to offer his apology.
Ohio’s primary is scheduled for March 4. CNN had previously invited both campaigns to participate in an Ohio debate scheduled for Feb. 27, but Sen. Barack Obama was reluctant to commit to that date. Instead, his campaign said they preferred the broad reach of an NBC debate, particularly since NBC affiliates throughout Ohio said they would air the Feb. 26 debate.
An Obama campaign staffer said Friday afternoon that as far as he knew, the Feb. 26 debate was still on.
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By Michele in Fairfield
February 9, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
I heard that the debate may possibly be held at Miami University in Oxford, Butler Co. Anyone else hear that?