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Publication Date: October 10, 2012

Author: Don Weber

Northern Ky. Chamber Cancels October 26 Government Forum

10/10/2012 04:38 PM

The Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce canceled its Oct. 26 Government Forum featuring Republican congressional candidate Thomas Massie after Democrats objected that their candidate was left out.

The chamber’s had invited Massie but not Democratic candidate Bill Adkins.

The Chamber released a statement on Wednesday afternoon saying that its executive committee determined that inviting one candidate but not the other “violates the organization’s policy.”

“Our policy has always been to invite all candidates for a particular office to appear before our members in a debate format to discuss the issues”, said Steve Stevens, President and CEO of the Chamber. “However this long-standing policy does not allow
individual candidates to speak in our Government Forum format.”

“Unfortunately, the decision to invite a candidate to the forum was made in error,” Stevens said. “We apologize for the mistake and we are taking steps to ensure that it
doesn’t happen again.”

About Don Weber

Don Weber joined cn|2 when it launched back in May 2010 and soon became a reporter for Pure Politics. He is a graduate of Northern Kentucky University and has spent many years covering everything from politics to sports. Don says he loves meeting new people everyday as part of his job and also enjoys the fact that no two days are the same when he comes to work. Don Weber can be reached at donald.weber@twcable.com.

Comments

  • Cumberland Gap wrote on October 11, 2012 09:59 AM :

    Even though it’s a heavy Republican organization, not having the Democratic candidate smacks of third world country tactics. The good Republicans there should make sure the leadership of this organization is held accountable and there are consequences. Personal responsibility is the keyword, remember?

  • Al Roll wrote on October 12, 2012 08:41 AM :

    Chamber called out for being a GOP Front Group .

    News ? Only to those who have not been watching.

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