Dr. Charles Thompson Denied Debates

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Dr. Charles Thompson Denied Debates

(Muskogee, OK) October 11th, 2010---Charles Thompson, Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District, announced today that incumbent Dan Boren has refused multiple public and private requests for a public debate.

“I have asked Rep. Boren personally, to his face, for a debate and received an evasive answer” said Thompson. “I have contacted both his field offices and his Washington office at least three times myself to start arrangements for a debate” said Thompson Wednesday. “His offices have been very polite, but the bottom line is that Boren will not participate in anything remotely resembling a debate. To me, this says that either he’s running scared of my conservative message or he simply does not care what the citizens of his district think.”

Boren has turned down any invitations to a public forum at which Thompson might be present. He has even quit having live town hall meetings. He has conducted conference telephone calls with constituents who signed up before hand, but these had no set time or date and not everyone who signed up was able to participate.

Boren’s regular absences from District and campaign events have drawn attention even outside the district. State Senator Randy Brogdon, who resides in the 1st Congressional District, commented that “those we choose to represent us should earn our vote, not expect it. Charles Thompson is working to earn your vote while his opponent refuses open public forums and open debate with Charles.”

“I wanted to have three public, well-promoted debates in Muskogee, Durant, and Grove. Rep. Boren simply won’t cooperate” continued Thompson. “I think a candidate’s openness is an important issue to remember when we vote in the general election.”

2nd District voters will make their decision on November 2nd, about 3 weeks from now.

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