Presidential debate to be held at the University of Texas in Austin

Another presidential debate between Badnarik and Cobb to be held on October 7

AUSTIN, TX (PRWEB) September 24, 2004 -- On October 7, a presidential debate will be held at UT between the Libertarian Party and Green Party candidates for President. The debate is sponsored by the Cobb-LaMarche 2004 presidential campaign, the Badnarik-Campagna 2004 presidential campaign, the Longhorn Libertarians, and the University of Texas Campus Greens. The one-hour debate will take place on the West Mall of the University of Texas at Austin campus starting at 11:30 AM.

David Cobb, Green Party presidential candidate, and Michael Badnarik, Libertarian Party presidential candidate, have accepted invitations for the debate. Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush, and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader have also been invited to attend.

The debate will feature a half-hour of questions from two moderators, chosen from the local community, and a half-hour of questions from the audience. This Austin appearance will offer each of the candidates a chance to reach out to college students at one of America's largest universities and to the citizens of Central Texas. It will also give the people of Texas a chance to see a real political debate, not the scripted game show produced by the corporate Commission on Presidential Debates controlled by the two parties.

For more on the Badnarik-Campagna campaign, visit www.badnarik.org. For more on the Cobb-LaMarche campaign, visit www.votecobb.org

Contact:

Ben Woosley, Longhorn Libertarians, President 512.576.2206

Bill Holloway, UT Campus Greens liaison and Debate Organizer, 512.689.2696 or holloway@io.com

Jason Neville, Cobb-LaMarche 2004 Campaign, National Field Organizer, 504.338.3683

Stephen Gordon, Badnarik/Campagna 2004, Communications Director, 512.637.6867 or communications@badnarik.org

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