Heath Haussamen
True debates – as opposed to bland forums – are rare in politics these days, so it was refreshing to see the Las Cruces mayoral candidates engage in a real live debate on Tuesday.
We tailored questions to individual candidates, who didn’t get to see them beforehand. They had opportunities to rebut each others’ responses, and to rebut the rebuttals.
What resulted was a lively, quick debate in which the candidates answered most of the questions they were asked and engaged in some back-and-forth dialogue that was at times colorful. They argued about the veracity of each other’s statements and pointed fingers at each other, but also found some common ground.
As one of the panelists asking questions of the candidates, I enjoyed being part of an event I believe will help voters make a more educated decision when they vote early or on Nov. 8.
If you missed the debate, click here to watch the archived video, courtesy of KFOX-TV. Read my analysis of the debate here.
Thanks to KFOX and the Las Cruces Sun-News for hosting the debate, and for including NMPolitics.net in the event.