{"id":67076,"date":"2012-10-11T22:59:59","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T02:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=67076"},"modified":"2012-10-16T09:01:42","modified_gmt":"2012-10-16T13:01:42","slug":"uconn-hosts-2012-u-s-senate-debate-between-linda-mcmahon-and-chris-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/10\/uconn-hosts-2012-u-s-senate-debate-between-linda-mcmahon-and-chris-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Hosts 2012 U.S. Senate Debate Between Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a debate jointly sponsored by UConn, The Hartford Courant, FOXCT, and the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association, candidates for the\u00a0 U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Leiberman expressed their views before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67093\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a038-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67093 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Debate121011a038-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a038-1.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a038-1.jpg 630w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a038-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a038-1-150x100.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 630px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 630\/420;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed\u00a0 audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67095\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a153-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67095  img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Debate121011a153-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a153-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"-- Linda McMahon speaks during the U.S. senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a153-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a153-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a153-1.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 270px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 270\/179;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda McMahon speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67094\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a141-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-67094  img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Debate121011a141-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a141-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Murphy speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"270\" height=\"179\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a141-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a141-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a141-1.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 270px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 270\/179;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Murphy speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67096\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a261-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-67096 img-responsive lazyload\" title=\"Debate121011a261-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a261-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"-- U.S. senate candidates Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. Seated from left are Vincent Moscardelli, assistant professor of political science, Christopher Keating, of the Hartford Courant, Laurie Perez, and Al Terzi, both of FoxCT. (Peter Morenus\/UConn Photo)\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a261-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a261-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Debate121011a261-1.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/199;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. Senate candidates Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy faced a panel of journalists at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. Seated from left are Vincent Moscardelli, assistant professor of political science, Christopher Keating, of the Hartford Courant, Laurie Perez, and Al Terzi, both of FoxCT. 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