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CNN And Jubilee Host Town Hall With James Talarico, Erin Burnett Moderating From Fort Worth
CNN and Jubilee host Oct. 14 town hall with James Talarico, moderated by Erin Burnett. Live from Fort Worth, Texas, audience questions from Texas voters.
CNN and Jubilee Town Hall
CNN scheduled a town hall with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico for Oct. 14, with CNN anchor Erin Burnett moderating and the event airing live from Texas at 7 p.m. CST on Oct. 14.
Jubilee Media and CNN co-hosted the “CNN & Jubilee Town Hall with James Talarico,” with the event set for Wednesday, October 14 at 8pmET live from Forth Worth, Texas.
CNN said the town hall would feature questions from Burnett and a live audience of Texas voters who intend to vote in the November midterms, including Democrats, Republicans, and independent voters.
CNN extended a town hall invitation to Republican candidate Ken Paxton, while Paxton had not confirmed participation.
CNN and Jubilee said the town hall would air live on CNN and stream for subscribers before later becoming available on Jubilee’s YouTube channel.
Debate and early voting
Texas A&M’s Memorial Student Center Wiley Lecture Series announced it had formally invited Paxton and Talarico to meet for a 90-minute debate on Oct. 14 in Rudder Auditorium on the Texas A&M campus.
KBTX reported that neither campaign had committed to the proposed debate, and MSC Wiley said it was working to secure participation.
KBTX said the proposed debate would fall five days before early voting begins Oct. 19.
Dallas News said the town hall would give Talarico a national platform days before early voting starts in his Senate race against Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton.
San Antonio Current reported that early voting runs Oct. 19-20 and Election Day is Nov. 3.
Paxton declines, Talarico pushes
San Antonio Current said Paxton declined an invitation to debate Talarico on CNN, saying the outlet’s moderators would be biased. San Antonio Current reported that Paxton had yet to accept an invitation to debate Talarico on Fox News. Talarico told the Texas Tribune Festival that he would “go into the lion’s den, because I know what I believe,” and he said he was “not afraid of hard questions.”
Talarico said, “In all seriousness, Texans deserve answers to their questions,” and he added, “Texans deserve to make an informed choice in this really critical race.” San Antonio Current quoted political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus of the University of Houston saying Paxton’s decision not to debate is wise for the Paxton campaign.