Why Candidates Skip Forums — and What It Signals

Karen Crowley, president of the League of Women Voters of Washington, makes the case for candidate forums, arguing that in races for school board, city council, and state legislature, a forum may be the only real chance voters have to compare candidates side by side. Debate participation among U.S. Senate and gubernatorial candidates has been falling since at least 2016. https://clarkcountytoday.com/story/opinion-case-candidate-forums-voters-win-lose #Opinion #LeagueOfWomenVoters #CandidateForums #WashingtonState #ClarkCounty #LocalElections #VoterInfo #Democracy #Politics #Accountability