Sacramento Sam says:

Alger preferred that earlier debate where Lorena Gonzalez of the San Diego Labor Council was an Unbiased moderator. We see you working there, Alger.

Sacramento Sam says:

There is a Cancer on the City of San Diego: it is called Union Greed, both in pensions and salaries. DeMaio, Faulconer, Zapf are all trying to cure the patient. DeMaio has no more obligation to be chummy with union “leaders” than a Surgeon does with a Cancer. The idea is to save the patient, not make-nice with the illness.

Mole says:

Sam,
If DeMaio does or does not show up that is a big deal because voters care about what he has to say. He is important as he is driving the issues. He gives voters confidence to join in and make things better. He talks to the taxpayers.He picks the venues best suited to get his message across and is not obligated to provide campaign assistance for opponents.Fletcher and Dumanis also talk to their supporters repeating their mantra,”No crony capitalist left behind.” Voters have already heard that and find it wanting.

Mole says:

Alger,
Events are not debates. In a debate a moderator only introduces the debaters and moderates the clock. The debaters are involved in the give and take within the bounds of the debate rules. In the process of debate they can state what they think and demonstrate whether or not they can think. Then the listener can evaluate what he thinks about what the debaters put forward as their beliefs and goals. What passes for a debate today is a show/event for promoters and agenda driven talking heads who participate in the show/event even though they are not candidates. I do not give a dam what a talking head has to say, unless of course he becomes a candidate. I say it is better for our Republic if candidates running to be the Chief Executive of the 8th largest city in the Republic avail themselves to all available means of communication they desire, hopefully and most importantly debates. How about you Alger, are you for or against debates?