September 21st, 2010
05:07 PM ET
13 years ago

CNN to broadcast Delaware Senate debate Oct. 13

[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/images/09/21/art.odonnell.coons.jpg caption ="Delaware Senate candidates Chris Coons and Christine O'Donnell have accepted an invitation to debate on October 13."]

(CNN) - Delaware Senate candidates Christine O'Donnell (R) and Chris Coons (D) have accepted an invitation to participate in a debate on October 13.

The 90-minute debate will be anchored by CNN lead political anchor Wolf Blitzer and longtime Delaware public television anchor Nancy Karibjanian.

CNN will televise the debate, which will take place at the University of Delaware.

O'Donnell and Coons are running for the Delaware Senate seat previously held by Vice President Joe Biden.


Filed under: 2010 • Chris Coons • Christine O'Donnell • Wolf Blitzer
soundoff (135 Responses)
  1. Buster Bloodvessel

    Good God barry, crazy much? Being a "Marxist" is a long way from being a Socialist or even a Communist. On the other hand, worshiping the Devil on a bloody altar is disgusting to decent folks everywhere. I guess you have to choose between coons ans witches here . . .

    September 21, 2010 08:19 pm at 8:19 pm |
  2. RICKFROMPA

    This is assuming that she is not indited for fraudulent use of campaign monies by then!

    September 21, 2010 08:19 pm at 8:19 pm |
  3. Ridgeway

    "Moosehead" an excellent choice for a blogging ID for someone of your diminished intellectual capacity. Is your real name Bullwinkle?

    September 21, 2010 08:23 pm at 8:23 pm |
  4. Ridgeway

    Sgt USMC and I agree on one thing. He's no Einstein.

    September 21, 2010 08:25 pm at 8:25 pm |
  5. Becca

    Oh, dear sweet Jesus, let this be available for online viewing! Woot!

    September 21, 2010 08:27 pm at 8:27 pm |
  6. Ridgeway

    OK once again here's the Liberal challenge. All of you Obama folks list one thing he's done that has made your life better? Well,.....chirp, chirp, chirp.....
    Must be crickets I hear.

    September 21, 2010 08:28 pm at 8:28 pm |
  7. Swerving Irving

    Dabbling in witchcraft has nothing to do with politics, being a self proclaimed "Bearded Marxist" has everything to do with politics.

    September 21, 2010 08:29 pm at 8:29 pm |
  8. et

    So O'donnell said something about witches, so what? You Christains believe in a god that doesn't exist & are all delusinal, you are no better than she is.

    This nation of ours was not founded on christain principles. (John Adams)

    Isn't bracing truth better than false hope ? (Richard Dawkins)

    Athiests will celebrate life, while you're in church selebrating death.

    The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. ( Benjamin Franklin)

    Sorry to get carried away.

    September 21, 2010 08:30 pm at 8:30 pm |
  9. Sanity

    Is that the best you liberals have. Your going to pull a video of Odonell and insult her for something she dabbled in in High School. Are you all people or are you aliens from a different planet? Then your guy Coons which is a creepy name in and of itself, says in his own words he is a bearded marxist. Then you liberals claim that he is not. I don't think you all know yourselves what you believe. Then you say the people with morals, the tea party is nutty. I just wish you all would make sense for once in your lives. Please for the love of America, stop pretending we are all ignorant. We know what we believe. Small government, low taxes, freedom. We don't want your big brother, tell everyone how to live and how much they can make communist, marxist society. If you want that, move to Cuba, Russia, China or any other of your big brother nations.

    September 21, 2010 08:31 pm at 8:31 pm |
  10. et

    So O'donnell said something about witches, so what? You Christains believe in a god that doesn't exist & are all delusinal, you are no better than she is.

    This nation of ours was not founded on christain principles. (John Adams)

    Isn't bracing truth better than false hope ? (Richard Dawkins)

    Athiests will celebrate life, while you're in church celebrating death.

    The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason. ( Benjamin Franklin)

    Sorry to get carried away.

    September 21, 2010 08:31 pm at 8:31 pm |
  11. Websites

    Check out both of their websites. Click on the issues. Look at how much thought Coons has put into the issues. O'Donnell has one line responses.

    September 21, 2010 08:32 pm at 8:32 pm |
  12. paul

    I couldnt care less if he is a marxist,at least there is some political discourse behind his thinking,as for o donnell,there is no discourse,no brains,talentless moron.The reason the media goes after women is becomes the ones the tea klux klan spew forth out of their nazi wombs are ALL IDIOTS with no understanding of any politics at all.Wake the hell up people,palin,bachmann,o donnell,angle.....having their finger on the button!!! All they want to do is impose religious theocracy on us all,small govt and less tax is the biggest smoke screen i have ever see,

    September 21, 2010 08:33 pm at 8:33 pm |
  13. oldsoldierboy

    Democrats need to remember that O' Donnell is still a threat and should not be taken lightly because there are a lot of people who will cast there vote for her regardless of her record or things she has said or done. They'll ignore all her negatives and will come up with any excuse to justify their vote for her. They will resort to namecalling and will call the name of any Democrat who is fighting similiar allegations. For them to wrongs will make a right.

    September 21, 2010 08:35 pm at 8:35 pm |
  14. GI Joe

    Coons was 21 when he wrote that absurd statement. Kinda like ODonnell was a teenager.

    IDIOTS

    September 21, 2010 08:36 pm at 8:36 pm |
  15. Tam

    Will it be broadcast on the Comedy Channel?

    September 21, 2010 08:37 pm at 8:37 pm |
  16. A Real American

    What fun it will be to watch the over-fed, pathetic O'Donnell try to pass herself off as knowledgeable and informed.

    P.S. Hey "barry": where in the Constitution is one prohibited from being a Marxist? Article and section, please.

    September 21, 2010 08:40 pm at 8:40 pm |
  17. Christine O'Rangel

    The indictment should be served to her by then.......should be interesting debate from behind bars

    September 21, 2010 08:42 pm at 8:42 pm |
  18. p

    Coons is a marxist!Coons is a marxist!Coons is a marxist!
    You guys know nothing except what FOX tells you.
    Say it as many time as you want.
    It's not true.
    It never was true.
    It was Stalin who had the "big lie" theory. Repeat the "big lie" until folks think it's true.
    Seems like YOU GUYS are the marxists!

    September 21, 2010 08:42 pm at 8:42 pm |
  19. Evil Hollywood Liberal

    Let me fix this for you: Coons will speak about the issues in intelligent fashion, and O'Donnell will babble on and on about things that don't matter (masturbation, her 'values', etc.). You're welcome.

    September 21, 2010 08:43 pm at 8:43 pm |
  20. danielson

    Memo to Sarah:

    She's younger than you. Prettier than you. A better public speaker than you. AND, remarkably, she's even dumber, more extreme and nuttier than you.

    Which, of course, makes her qualified to be the next GOP Presidential candidate.

    September 21, 2010 08:47 pm at 8:47 pm |
  21. disgustedindc

    She will "Palin" the debate, ignore the question and just keep repeating her campaign talking points. This is not an attack on women, it's an attack on a very stupid person.

    September 21, 2010 08:48 pm at 8:48 pm |
  22. Jimy Honest

    Why don't we ask Ms. O'Donnell for a copy of her resume which we will give to the FBI to check. What makes her qualified as a Senate candidate? Does she have a college degree ? what did she study and what has she accomplished since graduation. Every professional in the private sector has to proof his/her qualification for a job and so why are we letting politicians getting away without doing the same?

    September 21, 2010 08:49 pm at 8:49 pm |
  23. who cares

    MOst of you nitwits that keep spewing "marxist" and "socialist" dont even know what ot means. Fox "news", Limpbaugh, etc. spew it so you repeat it. Real smart.

    Just shut up and watch your Walker Texas Ranger reruns and let the adults run the country.

    September 21, 2010 08:53 pm at 8:53 pm |
  24. ZekeInTX

    I would love to see one person who's throwing around the "Marxist" label actually define what Marxism is. No cheating and looking on Wikipedia. Go.

    September 21, 2010 08:55 pm at 8:55 pm |
  25. Mike in Texas

    O'Donnell actually thinks that the official title of people Obama appoints to head certain things is that of Czar. The media calls them Czars that is not their official title. She then reads a part of the constitution that states no government can give a title of nobility.

    Is she for real? Seriously. She thinks human brains have been implanted in mice.

    She is against women in the military.
    She has never held a real job.
    She had an IRS tax lien for 5 years.
    She had to be sued by her college to pay money she owed them.
    Her house went to foreclosure and was going to a sheriff sale until her boyfriend bought the house from her.
    She is being accused by more than former campaign staffer of misuse of funds.

    I think the voters of Delaware will not vote her in. Just being the anti establishment candidate doesn't mean your qualified.

    September 21, 2010 08:55 pm at 8:55 pm |
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