Prepping for the debate
The Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate candidates are preparing for tomorrow’s televised debate in Tulsa.Both U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, and state Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Oklahoma City, will meet again a week later in Tulsa for a forum sponsored by The State Chamber, but they will not be speaking at the same time.
Geri Prado, Rice’s campaign manager, said Rice, elected in 2006 to the state Senate, is spending time looking over Inhofe’s positions and reviewing various issues.
“Senator Rice expects this to be a challenging debate,” Prado said. “Jim Inhofe is a lifetime politician with plenty of debate experience. … He’ll be a well-prepared, formidable debater.”
Inhofe, elected to fill an unexpired term in 1994, was re-elected to the Senate in 1996 and 2002.
Josh Kivett, Inhofe’s campaign manager, said Inhofe is spending time preparing for the debate, “but he’s also spending time going out and talking to voters and visiting the people one-on-one.”
The televised debate is scheduled to start at 5:15 p.m. Tuesday at the studios of KJRH-2.
Those outside Tulsa’s KJRH-2’s viewing area may watch the debate live at www.kjrh.com.
Stephen Wallace of Tulsa, an independent candidate, was not invited to take part in the debate.
- Michael McNutt, Capitol Bureau
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Let Wallace debate! Why is Oklahoma so afraid of independant and third party candidates?