Poll:
Who do you think will win tonight's debate?
WFAA will broadcast a one-hour statewide debate between Texas GOP gubernatorial candidates Debra Medina, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry on January 29, at 7 p.m.
The guidelines for the debate are detailed below:
The process for selecting candidates is based largely on the rulings and findings of the Federal Communications Commission and other bodies. The criteria for participation includes whether a candidate: receives significant levels of public support in independent public opinion polls, e.g.15 percent, which is the minimum used by the Commission on Presidential debates; has received substantial campaign contributions from varied sources; has previously held significant public office(s); has received a substantial level of votes in prior elections for the same or comparable office(s); will be reported by news agencies in election night returns; and, has received significant news coverage from a wide range of media outlets.
The FCC and other bodies grant stations the right to exercise good faith news judgment in determining which candidates participate in televised debates, and to use reasonable news judgment in reaching such decisions, with the intent to neither promote a candidate nor create a disadvantage for a candidate.
