Final Ashdown-Hatch Debate TODAY
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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October 31, 2006
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Brett Garner
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October 31, 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brett Garner
Office: (801) 983-7383
Cell: (801) 573-4759
***MEDIA
ADVISORY***
Final
Ashdown-Hatch Debate
TODAY
WHAT: The last scheduled debate between Pete Ashdown, Democratic nominee, and Orrin Hatch, incumbent Republican, will take place on Tuesday in front of the Salt Lake Rotary Club Luncheon. While Ashdown is willing to meet anywhere and anytime for more debates, his opponent has ducked out of debates on several media outlets, including KBYU TV, KSL radio, KCPW radio, KTMP radio, KUSU/Utah Public Radio, and others. Ashdown is inviting the public to attend, as his personal guests.
WHEN and WHERE: TODAY, October 31, 2006, at 12 Noon. The Salt Lake Rotary Club is sponsoring the debate at their weekly luncheon, at the Downtown Marriott, 75 S West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT.
WHO: Pete Ashdown is the founder and President of XMission, Utah's first Internet service provider. The 39 year-old husband and father of three is seeking to become Utah's first Democratic US Senator since 1976. Ashdown believes that through the use of modern communication and collaborative technologies, the public can have a voice equal to paid lobbyists who see our elected officials every day. Ashdown has been a member of the Salt Lake Rotary Club since 2004; he serves as the webmaster for the statewide Rotary District website, and is heavily involved in designing the website and other materials for the 2007 Rotary International Convention, to be held in Salt Lake City.
WHY: Because of his opponent's frequent refusals to debate, including pulling out of debates that he has committed to, it is imperative that the public understands the choice in this election. In previous debates, Ashdown has clearly articulated that Utahns deserve a new senator for a new century. Ashdown agrees that his opponent fits the description of Conservative movement founder Richard Viguerie: "The big-spending, high-deficit, morally-deficient Republican Party hasn't anything to offer conservatives except Halloween scare tactics about the Democrats." Ashdown will continue to stand against that by giving the true story against his opponents flawed logic and fictitious figures.