A Fifth District Forum, With a Little Twist
Most of the candidates running for the 5th Congressional District Republican primary will meet Wednesday night for another debate, but this one will have a twist that will make it different than all the previous encounters. They will get to ask questions of each other.
The debate will take place from 6-8 p.m. at the Ivy Tech Campus in Marion and will be broadcast live 1400, WBAT-AM. It’s being sponsored by WBAT, The Gary Snyder Show and IndyPolitics. Org. The forum will be hosted by Gary Snyder and moderated by yours truly.
Unlike other debates where a question is asked and the candidates down the line giving 1-2 minute responses, this format will be different. It will consist of two segments. In the first segment each candidate will sit for an individual 6-8 minute interview with Indy Politics. Part two will consist of a round-robin question and answer session with the candidates providing the questions for each other, asked by the moderator.
In addition to being broadcast, the debate will streamed at WBAT’s website as well as GarySnyderShow.com. The debate will also be podcast on iTunes following the conclusion of the forum.
Editor’s Note: At the time of this publication, all the candidates have committed to appearing at the forum with the exception of David McIntosh who had a prior scheduling commitment.
