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The
tradition of public debates at the University of Delaware among
candidates for elected office continues, as the candidates for the U.S.
House of Representatives are scheduled to meet for Delaware Debates 2022
on Thursday, October 20, at 7 p.m. The candidates are Republican Lee
Murphy and Democrat Lisa Blunt Rochester, the incumbent. The general
election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 8.
The event is a joint initiative of UD’s Center for Political
Communication (CPC) and Delaware Public Media (WDDE 91.1, WMPH 91.7 and
WMHS 88.1). Delaware Debates will be live-streamed without an audience
from a studio on UD’s campus. A stream of this free online event can be
viewed at sites.udel.edu/udlive, with no registration required. The link
becomes active one hour before the debate begins.
Ralph Begleiter, founding director of the Center for Political Communication and former CNN journalist, will moderate.
“Ralph's knowledge of the issues and his commitment to fairness
ensures that the community will have what they need to compare the
candidates and make their choice on election day,” said Nancy
Karibjanian, director of the CPC.
Also participating as a
panelist will be UD senior Meg Roessler. She is the operations manager
of UD’s Student Television Network and executive producer of 49 News on
this network.
