KERA Invites Medina To GOP Debate

By Bill Zeeble, KERA News

Dallas –

KERA says it is inviting newcomer Debra Medina to be part of its GOP gubernatorial debate next week. Bill Zeeble has more on the decision to include Medina in the Texas Debate with Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.

KERA says it is inviting Medina to participate in the statewide, televised debate after deciding she meets longstanding, station criteria.

Among issues considered was whether Medina has actively campaigned, generating media and public interest. Guidelines also allow for considering political polls, but KERA says polls played a minor role in the decision. KERA says there was very little recent polling data to consider.

This Texas Debate on January 14 will mark the first time Hutchison, Perry and Medina have squared off on the same stage even though the March 2 primary is less than two months away. The statewide broadcast from the University of North Texas's Murchison Auditorium will include a live audience. Questions will be posed by a panel of journalists and voters.

KERA's Shelley Kofler will moderate the debate.

Link To KERA's Press Release

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