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INDIANAPOLIS—Tickets for the first of two debates among Indiana’s three Senate candidates have been claimed just hours after the Indiana Debate Commission offered them to the public.
The debate, which will be held at the Purdue University Northwest campus in Westville on Oct. 8, will feature first-term incumbent Democrat Joe Donnelly and challengers Republican Mike Braun and Libertarian Lucy Brenton. The commission had 415 tickets available, but they were claimed within hours of the announcement.
“With growing interest in the 2018 midterm elections, the commission chose a college campus to reach many of our first-time voters,†said commission President Gerry Lanosga in a statement.
For those who cannot attend in person, C-SPAN will be carrying the debate live and the commission will stream it live on its website. The debate will begin at 6 p.m. and those who attend are required to follow the commission’s rules for a live broadcast debate.
Voters are welcomed to suggest questions that may be asked at either of the scheduled Senate debates, and a select number of voters may be given the opportunity to ask their questions live at the debate.
The second debate will be held at Newfields, formerly the Indianapolis Museum of Art, on Oct. 30. All tickets available for that event have been claimed.
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Does anyone know if these two will debate here in Southern Indiana? If so, when and where? Thanks in advance.
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