CONWAY — Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) and Republican challenger Karoline Leavitt wasted no time trading verbal barbs during their debate Thursday in the Valley Vision studio in Center Conway. They agreed on little during what Leavitt termed a “robust discussion.”
Moderated by George Epstein, town and school moderator for Madison, the hourlong debate was streamed on Valley Vision’s Facebook page and will air today at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Channel 3.
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jburnham's comment is 100% accurate. She avoided taking a position like a true politician. right in the M.T.G, L.B. vein
I thought I would simply point out that Karoline Leavitt did not answer the questions the moderator asked her. In typical “bob and weave” fashion she simply regurgitated the common GOP responses…straight out of the play book. It’s commonly known that the only reason some fear that elections are rigged is because of the Big Lie being told over and over and over again by the likes politicians like Karoline Leavitt. Vote Pappas if you truly care about election integrity.
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