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Republican insists 'I had no time' as 36-year debate tradition collapses

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The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Foundation has canceled its gubernatorial candidate debate planned for this month. The organization first announced that it planned to host an October debate between the Republican and Democratic nominees in April. It has hosted debates in the Wisconsin gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races since 1990. Both Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Democratic candidate, and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican candidate, were invited to participate, but the debate has now been canceled because both candidates did not accept the invitation. Tiffany has said he was only agreeing to one debate because it is “sufficient” for the race. “Based on legal precedent, for the foundation to air a debate, multiple candidates must participate. Two invitations were sent and both had to be accepted in order to have a debate,” WBA said in a statement . “That did not happen.” Tiffany told conservative radio host Dan O’Donnell on Tuesday that he would likely only

First report: Scrapped WBA debate between Crowley, Tiffany breaks 36-year tradition — madison.com, 5d