Morgan Griffith Refuses Debates With Joy Powers, Says Voters “Already Know” Where He Stands

Bedford, VA — Congressman Morgan Griffith has declined Democratic nominee Joy Powers’ challenge to participate in three public debates across Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District before the November election. In a letter to Powers, Griffith wrote that “the people of the Ninth District already know where I stand” and said he would rather spend the fall “listening” to voters than “trading rehearsed lines” with Powers on a stage. “Morgan Griffith says he would rather spend the fall...