An S.C. ETV debate between the candidates for governor will not be held. Meanwhile, a second debate — between candidates for superintendent of education — will have to be rescheduled.
State Sen. Vincent Sheheen, the Democratic candidate for governor, said Monday he will not debate petition candidate Tom Ervin alone on ETV after Republican Gov. Nikki Haley declined to take part in that debate.
“I will participate in the debates when Nikki Haley agrees to join us,” Sheheen said in the statement. “(R)esidents of every region deserve the opportunity to hear directly from their governor about her record and the gubernatorial candidates about the direction we would take this state.”
Haley and Sheheen will debate Oct. 14 and 21 in debates sponsored by three S.C. television stations and a newspaper.