PITTSBURGH — Gubernatorial debates in Pennsylvania are usually hosted by independent media outlets, moderated by journalists and news anchors who have been covering the campaigns for months.
Republican candidate Doug Mastriano has a new proposal, and says he will only debate Democrat Josh Shapiro “if it’s a fair fight.”
Fairness, Mr. Mastriano said, is a series of two 90-minute debates in October, organized collaboratively by both campaigns. He said GOP candidates typically “fall prey” to unfair debates, moderated by mainstream media members who are “unpaid advocates and ideological allies of the Democrat candidates.”
