March 25, 2009
Contact: Elisabeth Smith, McAuliffe Campaign, (224)567-9062
Brooke Borkenhagen, Deeds Campaign, (507)317-4104
Jesse Ferguson, Moran Campaign, (703)966-2689
Deeds-McAuliffe-Moran Agree to Five Debates, Three Joint Appearances Across Virginia
Today, Democratic gubernatorial candidates Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe, and Brian Moran announced that, pending format negotiations, they have accepted and would participate in five debates across the Commonwealth, as well as three joint appearances.
Deeds campaign manager Joe Abbey, McAuliffe campaign manager Mike Henry, and Moran general consultant Steve Jarding released the following joint statement on the announcement of the debates:
"We are pleased to announce this debate and joint appearance schedule in the run up to the June 9th primary to pick our next Democratic Governor of Virginia. Our campaigns worked together to schedule as many joint appearances and debates as possible all across the Commonwealth. Our candidates - Creigh Deeds, Terry McAuliffe, and Brian Moran - look forward to having several spirited debates on the important issues facing Virginians."
The three campaigns agreed to the following debates:
April 19th: Farm Team Debate in Williamsburg
April 23rd: Virginia Education Association's Convention Debate in Hampton
April 28th: Sorensen Institute/Danville Register & Bee Debate in Danville Debate in Blacksburg
April 29th: Huffington Post/Not Larry Sabato/Fire Dog Lake/Collegiate Times Debate in Blacksburg
May 19th: Washington Post/Northern Virginia Community College Debate in Annandale
Deeds, McAuliffe, and Moran have also agreed to make joint appearances at the following forums:
April 3rd: Northern Virginia Technology Council/Microsoft Forum in McLean
April 21st: Crusade for Voters Forum in Richmond
TBD: Democratic Club of Greensprings Forum in Greensprings
Additional details on the debates and joint appearances will be released in the coming weeks. All campaigns have received over thirty requests for debates and appearances and are honored by the level of public interest in this campaign.
