As seen at Connecticut News Junkie:
If Republican Jodi Rell has her way, this man — Green Party candidate Cliff Thornton — will get to join her and Democratic candidate John DeStefano at this fall’s gubernatorial debates. The DeStefano campaign isn’t crazy about the idea.
Including a third/minor-party candidate in the debate is just a political tactic on Rell’s part to dilute DeStefano’s support. However, even so, as someone frustrated with the Dem-Rep duopoly on American politics, getting a little more attention for “alternative” candidates is a good thing in my mind.
The proper response for DeStefano should (in my opinion) be to agree, but insist on inviting whoever the Libertarian candidate is as well.