I had a good time at today’s
@TampaTigerBay luncheon.
It could have been a great time.
Both candidates originally agreed to a real debate for today’s event. Unfortunately, when one candidate found out there would be real voters asking real, unscripted questions and there was a risk of fact-checking and rebuttal, that candidate bailed out and sent a proxy last week.
Fortunately,
@davidjollyfl honored his commitment and showed up for the agreed-upon “debate” to answer each and every question from the audience for an hour straight.
Real debates aren’t coordinated by one campaign, structured around pre-scripted questions and canned answers written by staff. They’re not held in empty studios.
Today could have been a real debate.
One candidate ducked it.
David Jolly did not.
Thank you Tampa Bay Tiger Bay and David for an informative, honest, and energetic event!