Governors debate

I want to take a moment to formally thank both excellent candidates for their generosity in joining us tonight. Congratulations! You have made it through the BlueNC wringer with amazing grace. I also want to thank Betsy Muse, Linda Cloud, Jerimee and others for all their support and hard work in making this event possible.

And finally, here's to our great community members for bringing charm, wit and tough questions to the table. That went by really fast.

What do you think?

As a reminder about what to expect tonight, here's the proposal we made to both campaigns last week.

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Hello!

We're very excited that both campaigns have agreed to participate in the BlueNC Democratic Gubernatorial Debate on March 31 at 7:45 pm. This email outlines our plans for the days leading up to the debate, and for the hour-long session itself. We are eager to provide an opportunity for as many people as possible to engage with the candidates, and we are also mindful of the need to deliver a responsible and respectful forum. Our plans are designed to balance all these considerations.

Below is the email we sent to the Moore and Perdue campaigns yesterday about broad topics for tomorrow's debate. As you look over these, please keep in mind this comment from Brunette in one of the earlier "questions" threads.

Questions should be short. Questions should be challenging. But what makes a question "tough" isn't necessarily the philosophical difficulty of a given issue. In fact, the more complex the question, the easier it is for a politician to dodge it. Sometimes what is interesting and revealing is not a question that necessarily looks "tough" but one that is sufficiently succinct that it is difficult to dodge, and yet provides insight into how the candidate thinks.