Where's the People's Debate?

NO PROGRESS ON VOICE DEBATE:
"What are the candidates hiding now?"

The IND/LRP campaign team has called on the RNC-Linardist coalition to remove the roadblocks and accept their invitation of a live/recorded voice debate between the candidates.

Given former Vice President Norton's life experience in politics, the IND/LRP campaign team has offered telephone resources and composure breaks to their opponent in order to sweeten an agreement with the RNC-LN campaign on a voice debate.

In response to today's article from the Titulian Conservative - ON A DEBATE: JULIAN WANTS TNC TO HOST - Mr Norton has questioned the integrity of debate negotiators and renewed calls to give the people of Titulia a real debate. The last voice debate in a presidential contest was between former President Luxis Avaram (R) and then-Libertarian candidate for President, Dennis McVicker.

"The people want a voice debate and they deserve one. Our campaign has been trying to work with the other to get a date while they're running away from the idea", said LRP Communications Director Renee Buchanan.

Presidential Candidate, former Vice President T. J. Norton said he has done 'everything possible' to get a debate deal, instead the RNC-LN campaign are shying away from the table.

"I agreed to their moderator and offered my telephone resources because I understand that my opponent's microphone resources are sub-standard. I know there is nothing wrong with the proposed moderator's equipment because he's done this before. The hold up makes me curious what the RNC-Linardist campaign are hiding", said Mr Norton.

Rumours are circulating within the campaigns over concern for Julian's performance as being the roadblock to the debate. Mr Norton defended the need for all candidates to be able to debate on a level playing field and supported every accomodation to his opponent.

"We all come from different places around the world and language barriers should be no infringement on a fair and solid debate. My opponent would have every support from our side of the table for periodic pauses, water breaks, time to look over notes or whatever he needed to make it happen", he said.

WHAT'S GONE SO WRONG IN THE TITULIA PUBLIC DEBATE FORUM?

The candidates forum has aroused condemnation from both sides over the appearance of an avatar "CyberOnWheels". The avatar has alleged he had a sexual conversation with RNC-LN candidate Mr Julian and provided an unauthenticated transcript in their blog and in the debate forum.

On behalf of the IND/LRP campaign, former Vice President Norton jumped to condemn the release of the transcript to the public arena.

"This kind of attack has no place in Titulian politics. I don't care if my opponent had such a conversation, I don't care if he didn't. This is a pure exhibit of the kind of behaviour that has been killing Titulian discourse over the past five months", Mr Norton said.

"I applaud the efforts of many that are standing united in response to this sort of behaviour and the staunch resolve to wipe it from our Republic once and for all. My opponent is in my thoughts during this time and has my support on this".

LRP Communications Director Renee Buchanan says that with these various disruptions and attempts to hijack the debate, only a live-recorded moderated voice debate can provide a clear, democratic way for the candidates to put their cases for election forward.

"This campaign is between the candidates and the smear tactics from abroad have no place", she said.

Voting starts on 8th June at just on 6:30 am AEST and 7th June in the US.