Idaho Supreme Court debate set to air on statewide TV Oct. 28

Here’s a news release from Idaho Public Television:

The Idaho Debates will host a debate between the two candidates for the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday, October 28 at 8:00 p.m. MT. The debate will air on Idaho Public Television at 8:00 p.m. MT/PT.

The candidates for the Idaho Supreme Court are Robyn Brody and Curt McKenzie; the position is nonpartisan. During the debate, candidates will answer questions from a panel of reporters selected by the Idaho Press Club.

It will be the only debate in the series this fall, due to late or insufficient submissions from campaigns in other races. Idaho Public Television’s Idaho Reports , which airs Fridays at 8:00 p.m., is working on plans to feature other candidates and races in programs this fall.

The Idaho Debates is a partnership of the Idaho Press Club, the League of Women Voters of Idaho and Idaho Public Television, along with additional partners and sponsors. The consortium has hosted political debates in Idaho for the past three decades.

As the president of the Idaho Press Club, and a regular on Idaho Reports, I’m disappointed that we won’t be hosting formal debates in the other races as well – the Senate and two U.S. House races. But I’m also looking forward to the Idaho Reports programs, which, like the Idaho Debates, air statewide on Idaho Public TV. And I’m expecting the Supreme Court debate to be a good one. An Idaho Politics Weekly poll this week suggested that 61 percent of Idahoans still haven’t made up their minds on that race, and among those who have, the race is close. The debate will be broadcast live in the Mountain time zone, and tape-delayed one hour to air at the same time in the Pacific time zone. It should be worth tuning in.