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KOAT Hosts U.S. Senate Debate


Topic: Politics and Election Coverage
Posted on 10/23/2020

Hearst’s ABC affiliate KOAT-TV Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Journal hosted a debate on October 23 between Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ben Ray Luján and Republican opponent Mark Ronchetti. Topics during the hour-long debate included Luján’s record in Congress, President Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, the future of health care, climate change, and New Mexico’s high rate of violent crime and substance abuse.



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