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Coleman-Mondale Debate Scheduled for Monday

Aired November 02, 2002 - 17:06   ET

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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: A lot of attention is being focused on the Senate race in Minnesota where former Vice President Walter Mondale is battling Republican Norm Coleman. Mondale has been on the ballot less than a week now and he stepped into the race following the death of Senator Paul Wellstone. CNN's Bob Franken joins us from Minneapolis, Minnesota with more, and Bob any more firm set plans yet on the Mondale-Coleman debate?
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: As a matter of fact, in keeping with the absolute lack of traditional campaigning that his one has now become, there is going to be a debate on the day before the election at 10:00 in the morning local time, that's 11:00 Eastern on Monday morning in St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater. There will be a two-man, one-hour debate, just the two candidates. Neither of the minor candidates participates -- Norman Coleman, the Republican and Walter Mondale of course the Democrat.

They are going to be on a debate that features two moderators, one from KARE-TV here in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area, and the other one from Minnesota Public Radio. Those two will ask questions. There will be questions from the audience, including local reporters who will be among those in the audience, and there will be e-mail questions, all of this within an hour.

Now for those who have heard of the Fitzgerald Theater, they are probably Garrison Keeler fans. It is where the Prairie Home Companion is broadcast over public radio around the country. Now that you know that, you want to know what the candidates are doing today. Mondale was up in the Duluth area, the iron range area, having several events, being well received as he continued with the message that even though he is somebody who has been around a long time, he is the one who has the best answers for the future.

Of course, that's contested by the Republican candidate Norm Coleman. His big event of the day is going to come in a couple of hours when First Lady Laura Bush meets with him in St. Paul. Tomorrow, President Bush is here also campaigning. This, of course, is a race that has lasted less than a week. It is just jam packed with various elements and probably the most important element is going to come Monday when the debate is held -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Bob Franken, thank you very much.

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Aired November 2, 2002 - 17:06   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: A lot of attention is being focused on the Senate race in Minnesota where former Vice President Walter Mondale is battling Republican Norm Coleman. Mondale has been on the ballot less than a week now and he stepped into the race following the death of Senator Paul Wellstone. CNN's Bob Franken joins us from Minneapolis, Minnesota with more, and Bob any more firm set plans yet on the Mondale-Coleman debate?
BOB FRANKEN, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: As a matter of fact, in keeping with the absolute lack of traditional campaigning that his one has now become, there is going to be a debate on the day before the election at 10:00 in the morning local time, that's 11:00 Eastern on Monday morning in St. Paul at the Fitzgerald Theater. There will be a two-man, one-hour debate, just the two candidates. Neither of the minor candidates participates -- Norman Coleman, the Republican and Walter Mondale of course the Democrat.

They are going to be on a debate that features two moderators, one from KARE-TV here in the St. Paul-Minneapolis area, and the other one from Minnesota Public Radio. Those two will ask questions. There will be questions from the audience, including local reporters who will be among those in the audience, and there will be e-mail questions, all of this within an hour.

Now for those who have heard of the Fitzgerald Theater, they are probably Garrison Keeler fans. It is where the Prairie Home Companion is broadcast over public radio around the country. Now that you know that, you want to know what the candidates are doing today. Mondale was up in the Duluth area, the iron range area, having several events, being well received as he continued with the message that even though he is somebody who has been around a long time, he is the one who has the best answers for the future.

Of course, that's contested by the Republican candidate Norm Coleman. His big event of the day is going to come in a couple of hours when First Lady Laura Bush meets with him in St. Paul. Tomorrow, President Bush is here also campaigning. This, of course, is a race that has lasted less than a week. It is just jam packed with various elements and probably the most important element is going to come Monday when the debate is held -- Fredricka.

WHITFIELD: All right, Bob Franken, thank you very much.

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