Rounsaville Questions Landrum on Debate

January 17, 2008 Contact: Danny O'Driscoll
For Immediate Release 601.906.2214

Rounsaville Accepts All MSU Debates
Campaign Calls for Explanation from Candidates Ducking

John Rounsaville, a candidate for Congress in the Third District, announced today that he had accepted all four of the debates proposed by the Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University. The debates will be held at four locations around the district over a three week period leading up to the March 11th Primary Election.

"These debates are a chance for the candidates to tell voters exactly where they stand on the issues important to our district and our country," said Rounsaville. "This race comes down to experience, and I'm confident that my time spent as an aide to Congressman Pickering and an advisor to Governor Barbour has prepared me to deal with these issues in the United States Congress."

David Landrum was the only candidate who declined to participate in the first two debates, one in Southwest Mississippi, and another in Rankin County.

Danny O'Driscoll, a spokesman for Rounsaville, said, "It's disappointing to see that Mr. Landrum was ready to spend more than $300,000 running television ads starting in December, but is still unprepared to talk about the issues just four weeks before the election. Hopefully he'll spend the time he should have been debating learning about the issues that will face our next Congressman."

-30-