The Alabama Republican Party hopes to arrange a debate between U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks and Katie Britt ahead of the June runoff in the U.S. Senate race, the chairman said.
“This is something we would like to provide for the people of Alabama— as well as offer to our candidates— to hold a fair and open debate with questions from Republican primary voters,” Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl said Tuesday.
The party had attempted to coordinate a debate between the three leading candidates ahead of the May primary but could not get all the campaigns to agree to a date. He said the offer remains open to the two remaining candidates ahead of the runoff.
Britt and Brooks will face each other in the June 21 primary runoff for the GOP nomination for the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Richard Shelby. The two were the top two finishers in last month’s primary, but a runoff is required because neither captured over 50% of the vote.
Both Britt and Brooks had harshly criticized Mike Durant, who had been one of the leading candidates in the race, for not debating them ahead of the May primary. Durant finished third and did not secure a place in the runoff.
Republished with the permission of The Associated Press.
