Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, and Democratic Senate candidate Lucas Kunce faced off at the Missouri State Fair on Thursday but appeared to be at an impasse in their debate with each other.
“I spotted Lucas Kunce at the state fair and challenged him to come debate today at noon and he said no! But I’ll be there rain or shine,” Hawley said. stated in the post On the social platform X Thursday.
The two have yet to decide on a date and location for the debate, but Hawley has pushed for a fair debate, while Kunce is reportedly eyeing a moderated television debate. Missouri Independent.
Two candidates You can see it in the broadcast footage A heated discussion about the debate unfolded on local station KMOV on Thursday.
“Let’s debate that now,” Hawley can be heard saying in the video.
“Can you say yes to Fox News?” Kunce replies.
“Are we having a debate today?” Hawley replies.
The pair then continue to walk back and forth in the footage, and in another angle they are seen surrounded by a crowd as they stand opposite each other.
“The only rule for Josh Hawley to discuss is that no one watches,” Kunce says. stated in the post X Thursday, after a heated discussion.
“He’s afraid of being exposed in the eyes of Missouri voters for taking $250,000 of taxpayer money and voting against IVF, which is why he has refused to do a single televised debate, even on Fox News,” Kunce continued.
“Today was debate day at the state fair, but Lucas Kunce refused to attend. Given his outlandish ideas, it’s easy to see why.” Holly I wrote to X.
Democrats have just a 3% chance of getting Kunce to retake Hawley’s seat, compared with a 97% chance for the incumbent, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ.
