My congressman has no gonads. He agreed to debate Manan Trivedi yesterday. Sort of.
Before the debate, there was a dust-up over press coverage. The League of Women Voters, which held the event, did not allow video or audio of the event at the request of the Gerlach campaign, said Barbara Dewilde, a director of the League of Women Voters in Chester County. The Trivedi campaign said it had no problem with recording of the event.
During the debate, a Gerlach campaign spokesman asked a WHYY reporter to turn off an audio recorder.
When asked why the campaign did not allow recording, the spokesman, Gregory Francis, said: “We didn’t see a benefit for us.”
Later, another Gerlach spokesman said the campaign never intended to prevent coverage of the event, but had asked that neither campaign record it. He called it a mix-up.
So, Gerlach is willing to debate as long as there is no video or audio recording of the event? It doesn’t even make sense. Their second and final debate will be held on Wednesday and broadcast on PCN.
