Raleigh - Governor Pat McCrory’s campaign is pushing for more debates with Democratic nominee Attorney General Roy Cooper.

 

The governor’s campaign says it has committed to six debates and a seventh could be in the works. The campaign says it’s open to additional dates.

 

Both candidates will debate on Friday at a meeting hosted by the N.C. Bar Association. They have also agreed on a live debate hosted by the N.C. Association of Broadcasters on a date yet to be chosen. The Raleigh News and Observer reports the McCrory campaign  has requested a second debate by the broadcasters, but a date has yet to be chosen. 

 

McCrory has committed to debates offered by Time Warner Cable News, ABC 11 in Raleigh and Fox 8 in Greensboro and is in talks with a Charlotte TV station. However, McCrory refuses to participate in an Oct. 18 debate sponsored by WRAL-TV. The governor’s campaign has complained to the station that it fails to mention in ts reporting the WRAL owner Jim Goodmon has contributed to Cooper’s campaign.