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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Libertarians Decry Werner's Exclusion from Governor Debate
AUSTIN - August 11, 2006 - Texas news organizations sponsoring the televised governor debate on October 6 have singled out Libertarian James Werner for exclusion.
"This is wrong, and it's a real shame," said Libertarian Party of Texas (LPT) Executive Director Wes Benedict. "This would be a great opportunity for voters to hear from all five candidates in an equal forum, but the debate sponsors have chosen to muffle the Libertarian candidate."
The Dallas Morning News reported that Werner would be excluded because he "had not reached the required threshold in polls."
Benedict continued, "The problem is the way polls are being used to discriminate. Most of the polls are commissioned by news organizations, and the polls do not even include James Werner as an option. Then the news organizations exclude him from the debate because he isn't polling high enough. It's such an unfair catch-22, you almost have to laugh."
Contact:
Wes Benedict, LPT Executive Director
512-442-4910
director@lptexas.org
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