Is Steve Shannon Going to answer Ken Cuccinelli's Questions?
Evidently not. It appears that Steve Shannon would rather avoid debating and refuses to answer Ken Cuccinelli’s questions during a debate. The Shannon campaign has agreed only to three debates (WTOP Radio, The Prince William Committee of 100, and the Richmond Bar Association), while Cuccinelli is still waiting to hear back from Shannon whether or not he will agree to nine additional debates.
The final debate is before the Richmond Bar Association, which presented reasonable rules and a great debate format to work with, but this clearly was not good enough for Shannon’s campaign. The rule of two candidates asking each other questions was not deemed appropriate enough for Shannon.
Is there something Steve Shannon is afraid of answering in a debate? On July 27th, Cuccinelli sent an email to Shannon indicating that the first question was asking when was the first time he [Shannon] read Melendez-Diaz. Seems like a reasonable question, right? Especially considering that there was a special General Assembly session called to address this case and its ramifications in Virginia. One of the major roles of an Attorney General is to debate cases before a court of law, yet Shannon refuses to debate Cuccinelli.
Posted on September 12, 2009, in Virginia Politics and tagged 2009 Election, Attorney General, Debates, Ken Cuccinelli, Steve Shannon, Virginia. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Ken Cuccinelli is extremely effective in debate. He has honed these skills in his law practice and in the years he has been in the State Senate and they are important skills for the Attorney General to have. On the other hand, Steve Shannon seemed to admit in an earlier campaign video that he is most comfortable debating his dog! Apparently Steve does not like or want any response from a debate opponent and, better yet, he only wants his opponent to sit in front of him and worship him as his good buddy.
The Attorney General election is over. Ken wins in a landslide.