Billy Long's Handlers Fed Up With Debates Agreed To By Billy Long's Handlers

KOLR/KSFX has a fascinating story out of the 7th District about the Billy Long's willingness to debate debating -- but unwillingness to actually engaging in actual debates.  Long apparently isn't even allowed to discuss the idea of debates with Scott Eckersley on camera -- consultant James Harris has kept those reponsibilities to himself.

Remember as you watch this clip that Billy Long's campaign agreed to the debates Harris now says are "some type of media gimmick." 

I'm not sure Long's handlers could make it any more obvious that they're afraid to turn Long loose.

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For a refresher on the campaign's previous stance on debate, here is an August 7 story from The Joplin Globe:

Eckersley, Long agree on series of debates at county courthouses

By Susan Redden Globe Staff Writer

JOPLIN, Mo. — Scott Eckersley is proposing a showdown at high noon in candidate debates to precede the Nov. 3 general election.

Eckersley, Democrat candidate for the Congress from Missouri’s Seventh District, said Friday that his proposal for a series of debates has been accepted by Billy Long, winner of the Republican nomination.

“I am pleased that Billy has decided to accept my invitation to debate at the county courthouses,” Eckersley said Friday. “These debates will give the voters of each county a great opportunity to learn more about the people vying to represent them.”

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The Long campaign has agreed to the debates, said Royce Reding, campaign manager.

“We did agree to debate, but we’ve not had an opportunity to sit down and discuss the details with the Eckersley campaign,’’ Reding said.

h/t Busplunge