Richmond, VA – Today, Senator Tim Kaine and Hung Cao should’ve been facing Virginians on the debate stage today. Instead, Hung Cao refused to commit to the Virginia Bar Association debate, which is a longstanding tradition in Virginia politics.
Senator Kaine committed to the debate (and two more) in June, but the VBA had to cancel the debate that would’ve taken place today because it was “unable to obtain a timely commitment to participate from the Cao campaign.”
“Hung Cao hasn’t committed to any Senate debates so far because he is trying to hide from Virginia voters,” said Michael Beyer, Communications Director for Senator Kaine’s campaign. “From supporting national legislation that could ban abortion to wanting to gut the Affordable Care Act to opposing legislation that lowered prescription drug prices, Hung Cao is too extreme for Virginians and does not want to answer questions about his platform.”
Since his opponent backed out of the traditional first debate of the campaign season, Senator Kaine will be in Staunton and Waynesboro to campaign as well as visit with local businesses to discuss how he is supporting small businesses in the U.S. Senate. Cao has insulted a Staunton newspaper, calling it a “podunk local” paper.
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