Wisconsin Senate Candidates To Spar At First Debate; Debate To Air Tonight On NBC15
Posted Friday, September 28, 2012 --- 6:55 a.m.
NOTE: The debate will be shown LIVE on NBC15 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. tonight.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- U.S. Senate hopefuls Tammy Baldwin and Tommy Thompson are getting ready to spar at their first debate.
The candidates are scheduled to meet at WMVS-TV's studios in Milwaukee on Friday evening. The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation is sponsoring the event.
Baldwin, a Democrat, and Thompson, a Republican, will make statements and field questions from journalists.
Thompson is fighting to recover after polls last week showed the race was a dead heat or Baldwin in the lead. The former Wisconsin governor acknowledged his campaign was broke after the GOP primary in August. Karl Rove's political action committee is pouring another $1.2 million into ads attacking Baldwin.
The candidates are scheduled to appear at two more debates ahead of the Nov. 6 election. All the debates will be broadcast statewide.
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