County executive turns down debate request
Rick Pollitt refused an offer for a televised debate.
As a community service, the Wicomico Neighborhood Congress has hosted two PAC 14 televised debates, one for state's attorney candidates and the other for those competing for seats on the County Council.
The Wicomico Neighborhood Congress regrettably informed me County Executive Pollitt did not want to participate in such a debate.
That means voters will not have an opportunity to see a televised head-to-head debate between Pollitt and me -- two candidates competing for this county's highest elected office. Can you imagine the uproar if an incumbent president or governor refused to debate their challenger?
Voters should be outraged at Pollitt's refusal. Why has he denied you the opportunity to make a more informed decision? Is he living up to his campaign pledge -- "Building Bridges -- Building Community?"
Please consider this when going to the polls on Nov. 2.
Joe Ollinger
Editors Notes: Mr. Ollinger refused to be interviewed by Salisbury News. Mr. Pollitt not only agreed, he showed up twice. While Mr. Ollinger campaigned for Ron Alessi 4 years ago, Mr. Alessi wasn't present while Mr. Ollinger spoke on Mr. Alessi's behalf. Mr. Ollinger cannot be taken as a viable and serious candidate as many of the topics on his platform are simply, (sound good) sound bites but cannot be done. Because Mr. Ollinger now knows he falls well behind, he wants a televised debate? My hat is tipped to Mr. Pollitt for refusing to get into an arena with a Championship Belt while Mr. ollinger has nothing to offer in return.
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9 comments:
Another Mikulski don't want to talk about and defend their record. What a joke for a Public figure / Politian not to debate their opponate. Just think they are stewards over our tax dollars. What is Rick scared of if he is doing such a "great" job.
He won't have his seeing eye dogs with him to help him answer the questions that he has no idea how to address.
Funny how Mr Pollitts sign on the left advertises "Open Communication". That's really a lie Mr Pollitt cause you just refused to communicate with Mr Ollinger (who you realy should be communicating with at this time)
Too bad this is all we have to pick from.
This county is in peril.It is healthy and necessary to have a healthy and vibrant debate about what needs to be done about it.
Sure, some Of Joe's ideas aren't really viable.....but is it advisable or in our best interest to stand still and do little or nothing to address our issues?
A free and open exchange of ideas and proposed solutions always leads to better tactics.
It's probably best for Ollinger that he not be televised. I've been at two of his public speaking events, and can say first hand that he's not eloquent and he often fails to address the matter up for discussion.
If Pollitt had debated his primary opponents he would not be on the ballot now!
How many debates does Ollinger want? They've debated SIX TIMES already!
And what good is a debate on PAC-14 that 40% of the county can't see?
Pollitt needs to get rid of some of the top paygrades in the county that do the same job. There are too many that have assistants when they can do it themselves.
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