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Coleman campaign said that they reserved the right to do so.
While the Coleman campaign says the practice of filming the debates is common, the Wilder campaign insists that using debate footage for campaign commercials is never done.
“The burden of proof lies with those that want to change a very standard operating procedure,” said Dillard.
“We routinely do it all of the time,” argued Peterson, who contends that the Wilder campaign also had a media crew at the debate site.
Who was right and who was wrong?
“There is no right or wrong in politics,” explained Larry Sabato, professor of government and political analyst at the University of Virginia. “It’s all a matter of strategy.”
Sabato speculated that both party candidates were hurt by the Virginia Beach incident. Coleman, he said, was set back because he was deprived of the opportunity to redeem himself after the West Virginia debate at which Sabato believes Wilder proved strongest.
Wilder was hurt, said Sabato, because he miscalculated the reaction of the debate. In a press conference in lieu of the debate, Wilder was hammered with questions from disappointed members of the media.
Included in the press conference were some questions from Coleman’s list of debate queries. Questions raised concerned a vacant Richmond house previously owned by Wilder that was cited for building code violations and Wilder’s former practice of collecting speaking fees.
The recent rift between the candidates has placed a question mark after a proposed debate in Fairfax County on Aug. 18.
Both campaigns said that they are anxious to debate and would be favorable to a Fairfax debate; however, Wilder and Coleman remain firm on their positions on the use of film footage.
“We want to be able to discuss the issues,” said Dillard, adding that the Wilder campaign would favor televised debates shown in full.
“We have never agreed to an Aug. 18 debate,”' said Peterson, but the Coleman campaign would be! interested if no restrictions were placed on camera j use.
“Other than that — nope,” added Peterson.
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