ALBANY—Tonight, public broadcasting affiliate WMHT will televise a forum for candidates vying to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress. The station has been planning for weeks, months, but it will not be attended by Republican candidate Jim Tedisco.
Susan Arbetter, who is moderating the debate with Times Union State Editor Casey Seiler, wrote to tell me that both campaigns were informed that WMHT was producing a forum on Februrary 3—two days after Scott Murphy was designated as the Democratic candidate. On February 13, the date was set; Murphy’s campaign accepted the invitation that day.
“These debates are held to educate the voters, WMHT & the Times Union will do everything it can to ensure that tonight’s program is both insightful and worthwhile,” Arbetter wrote.
