LiveStream Debate: States Attorney

[Metro Jacksonville]

LiveStream Debate: States Attorney



Tonight, embattled incumbent Angela Corey, State Attorney in Florida's Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, will go head-to-head with opponents Wes White and Melissa Nelson in what is sure to be a gloves-off debate live streamed on WJXT Channel 4 starting at 8 p.m. Corey still enjoys extensive Republican institutional support for her re-election campaign from folks like Mayor Lenny Curry, somewhat embattled himself as his approval rating has decreased after serving as emcee to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Jacksonville on August 3rd. Click on the Linky to watch the lifestream! Or follow along on the forums as Meredith OMalley Johnson, Arash Kamiar and Stephen Dare liveblog this sucker.

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[TheCat]

technical difficulties with the stream code...plus working on an iPhone do to on going MacBook charger drama.

The debates have begun.


So far, the hard hitting and smart insulting is on.

A subdued audience.

Corey - tough on crime

Nelson: smart on crime

White: tough on repeat criminals

[TheCat]

Have you tried a death penalty case?

Nelson- this is a weighty issue and yes there are two on death row now

Corey: my area of expertise is murder trials. Corey then hits Nelson with " I didn't let someone off of the death Penelty someone who serially killed" ...

[TheCat]

White: death penalty is not cost effective...

Corey has  framed her campaign around the death penalty

[TheCat]

Stephen, maybe? He did the tough stuck routine but dialed back...calling  death penalty cases a cottage industry and implied that's it's not very effective....

[TheCat]

The black is bad conversation is beginning...police must be obeyed. Blue lives matter...

This is in response to should there be reform. White and Corey , pretty much said no.

Nelson is saying yes! "What we are doing is unsustainable."

[TheCat]

How do you handle kids commuting crime:

Nelson: I defended Christian Fernandez...Corey was not interested in getting to the truth.

West: I believe our kids are disrespectful. We have t taught our kids God and country. UGH

[TheCat]

I'm not sure which is more clear...voting for Clinton in the presidential or for Nelson in the SA race. Okay, that's not fair. I'd vote for Corey before trump as president...

[TheCat]

Nelson goes after Corey on her political trickery to limit who can vote for sa.

So bias here, I'm a big fan of Nelson.

Corey defends her tricks, "Nelson, wants LIBERALS to vote for her" . The Supreme Court said its okay. So, you know, I 'm not going complain like a little baby (Nelson) who loves liberals...

Nelson responds : you should be concerned your chief law enforcement person is unwilling to own the trick she employed. This is your concern.


Best debate I've seen.

[TheCat]

*best debate I've seen in awhile...but really looking forward to trump debates.

Corey throws her "great" campaign manager under the bus.

Angela Corey is like a passive aggressive telemarketer , " so, you think it's a good idea to remain ignorant and uninformed by not subscribing toUSA today. "

[TheCat]

Not sure what Nelson was trying to do by "obviously I'm younger than my opponents"

The senior citizens in front of me were like "what da fudge"

[TheCat]

Zimmerman is on...Corey would you do it differently


Corey: not really sure what Corey said but she said "the question is why did this case get som much [unnecessary] attention

Nelson: Corey said we charged Zimmerman for the ph lox

Corey: Nelson will have to prove that I said that. I expect proof. I never said that.

White: we should have talked about young people should be out at night...we should be talking about whether someone should be walking around untrained with a gun...America.

[TheCat]

We re on a longer break. Audience not as subdued as I thought. "Spontaneous"  Applause through the debate. At the start of break loud inaudible jeering.

Then 1 minute later "go Melissa, your great" the. Cheers

Holy shot!!! The crowd is losing it. Loud comments

"Don't listen to them Corey! You're doing great!"

Then

" Corey stinks!!'"

Crowd goes into perfect jerry springer style "ooooooooooh!"

[TheCat]

Corey - leaders love me. Media is misleading you.

Nelson - people love me

White: I believe in people

[TheCat]

In fairness to White, he believes that the wealthy are buying this election. "Ten men are spending 500k to get me out of the race"