GIBBS/HARBAUGH SET DEBATE
"Only One of The Campaign"
"Only One of The Campaign"
Date: October 29th
Time: Door open at 6:30PM. Debate begins at 7PM.
Location: Ashland University
Myers Convocation Center, Upper Level
638 Jefferson Street
AshLand, OH
Cost: Free
To RSVP, contact Sara at s.haas@kenharbaughforcongress.com or fill out this google form to indicate your interest in attending:
LINK to register to express interest in attending.
REMAINDER OF HARBAUGH CAMPAIGN PRESS RELEASE
Ashland, OH -- Ken Harbaugh, candidate for Congress in Ohio’s 7th District, and Congressman Bob Gibbs will meet for their only debate at Ashland University this Monday, October 29th.
The event is the culmination of a several months-long push by voters to get the reluctant incumbent to agree to even a single debate. Students, teachers, bricklayers, veterans, retirees, news editors, union workers, ministers and Harbaugh himself made repeated calls for a debate. Team Harbaugh agreed to debate “Anytime, anywhere.” Rep. Gibbs would only say, “We’ll see….”
“This is Democracy 101,” said Harbaugh. “I am glad to see that Congressman Gibbs finally followed our lead here. Voters are right to advocate for and even demand an opportunity to hear from their candidates, consider the issues that matter most to them, and make an informed choice this November.”
Ken Harbaugh’s campaign has put an emphasis on “Showing Up” and listening to Ohioans. Over the past few months, he has held more than one hundred free and open-to-the-public events -- including 25 Town Halls -- and recently announced a Made in Ohio Tour featuring the candidate appearing at 100 more events in all 10 counties before Election Day. This stands in stark contrast to Rep. Bob Gibbs who has refused to hold in-person Town Halls, refused to meet with constituents, and avoided debating Harbaugh even as voters advocated in public demonstrations around the district for the chance to hear both candidates speak on the issues that matter most to them.
“The word ‘present’ is in the word ‘representative,’” said Harbaugh. “We elect people to Congress to work for us. Bob Gibbs seems to have forgotten that. It is time for a new generation of leadership in Washington on both sides of the aisle.”
Harbaugh’s message of Country Over Party has resonated with voters throughout the district, and he has been endorsed by several publications including the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and the Canton Repository.
Representative Gibbs has a history of dodging debates. He refused to appear at a debate during the primary election at which all the other candidates – from both political parties – were present. When an American Legion Post in Massillon held an event in April, an empty folding chair stood in for Rep. Gibbs, who chose to skip the veteran-hosted event. And recently, when the Mount Vernon News hosted a debate, Ken Harbaugh took the stage alone.
This Monday’s debate will be the only time the two candidates meet to discuss the issues before a live audience.
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