McConnell declines to debate Lunsford

From the Bruce Lunsford campaign:

McConnell Turns Down Centre College Debate
Decision Comes Shortly After He Rejected Offers From KET, League of Women Voters

LOUISVILLE - Just a few days after telling the League of Women Voters that Mitch McConnell "just isn't interested" in its debate and saying essentially the same thing to Kentucky Educational Television, the McConnell campaign has now said he won't accept a debate offer from Centre College. Centre College had proposed a debate between McConnell and his Democratic challenger, Bruce Lunsford, on October 26th. McConnell has cited scheduling conflicts as the reason for refusing to debate Bruce Lunsford. Which begs the question: What is on Mitch McConnell's schedule that prevents him from debating Bruce Lunsford before the voters of Kentucky?

"After we heard he turned down the League of Women Voters and KET debates, we challenged Mitch McConnell to come out from behind the curtain and let a broad audience of Kentuckians judge his record for themselves," Lunsford spokesman Cary Stemle said. "You'd think someone who's been in Washington for 24 years would have the courage to defend his record, but with each successive rejection, it appears he is determined to keep hiding behind false, negative attacks."