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Mississippi Governor Candidates Agree on 1 Debate Date
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The two major-party candidates for Mississippi governor are debating about debating.
Second-term Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and fourth-term Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood say they have accepted multiple invitations for televised debates before the Nov. 5 election.
But, so far, they have agreed on only one date — Oct. 10 in front of a live audience at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. The debate would be carried on statewide TV.
Reeves said last week that he had accepted invitations for debates Sept. 25 in Jackson and Oct. 10 in Hattiesburg.
Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/sep/16/mississippi-governor-candidates-agree-1-debate-dat/