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ST. LOUIS - U.S. Senator Josh Hawley and Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce agreed to a unrecorded televised statement connected Oct. 31, 2024, conscionable 5 days earlier the wide election. The statement volition beryllium broadcast astatine 7 p.m. crossed Missouri connected Nexstar stations, including KTVI/KPLR-St. Louis, WDAF-Kansas City, KRBK-Springfield, and KSN-Joplin, arsenic good arsenic their integer platforms.
This event, titled "Debate Night successful Missouri, the Race for the U.S. Senate," marks the lone scheduled statement betwixt the 2 candidates successful 1 of the country's astir intimately watched Senate races. Viewers tin tune successful to spot the candidates sermon their positions and code cardinal issues facing Missouri voters.
The statement statement comes aft months of nationalist challenges and a face-to-face confrontation betwixt Hawley and Kunce astatine the Missouri State Fair successful August. Both campaigns person been actively engaging successful media advertising, with each accusing the different of misrepresenting their positions connected assorted issues.
Recent polling by Emerson College, The Hill, and Nexstar shows Hawley with an 11-point lead, though the incumbent suggests the contention whitethorn beryllium closer. Key topics apt to beryllium addressed during the statement see termination exceptions, IVF, electrical conveyance mandates, and imaginable statesmanlike endorsements.
Nexstar Media, Inc. aims to supply a balanced and accessible level for the candidates to contiguous their views, aligning with the company's committedness to informing voters, and fostering well-informed electoral choices.
