Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown said this morning he's open to debating his Republican rival Meg Whitman on San Francisco radio station KGO, although he wouldn't commit to the days - Oct. 5 or Oct. 6 - that Whitman has apparently agreed to.
During Brown's weekly call-in to the station, host Ed Baxter said the producer for radio host Ronn Owens had so far been unable to get a response about the radio debate from Brown's campaign. But Brown said this was the first time he was hearing about the debate offer.
Baxter also said Whitman's campaign had agreed to the Owens debate.
"If you can get Whitman on the Owens show, hallelujah," Brown said. "I'm sure if it's the right time, I'll be in my office in half an hour and I'll check my schedule and if I can get you guys on the phone, I'll call you."
Brown has so far accepted 10 debate offers, including one this Saturday, while Whitman has accepted three, on top of the KGO debate. The only debates where both have agreed to attend are a September event at UC Davis sponsored by The Bee, KCRA, Capitol Public Radio and UC Davis and an October event at Dominican University in San Rafael sponsored by NBC affiliates.
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