TiVo alert, courtesy of the Mary Beth Harrell campaign:
Democratic Congressional Nominee Mary Beth Harrell will be featured on the national PBS program NOW with Maria Hinojosa, hosted by David Brancaccio on Friday, November 3rd at 7:30 p.m. CST. The broadcast will focus on the role that the unsuccessful war in Iraq has played in her campaign, and will highlight her unique perspectives stemming from having two sons on active military duty - the oldest of which is in Iraq - and a husband who retired after serving 23 years in the army."I am dedicated to winning the war in Iraq," said Harrell. "Having such close ties to the military has given me an opportunity to see close up the failures of our current administration."
Harrell's opponent, John Carter (R-Round Rock), will also appear on the NOW program. Ironically, Carter refused to appear in a locally produced and broadcast PBS candidates forum - so it was cancelled. Carter said that Mary Beth had not "earned the right" to debate him. Now, thousands of voters will finally have the opportunity to evaluate Harrell and Carter in a televised setting on Friday night.
Harrell also received the endorsement this week of General Wes Clark. This momentum has helped her fundraising immensely and has allowed the Harrell campaign to remain on TV and radio.
General Clark said he is endorsing Mary Beth because she "has taken a strong stand on the Iraq War and will never support any exit strategy that squanders her son's service in Iraq nor dishonors her husband's long service to our country. She will stand for crafting and implementing an exit strategy that protects our national interests and brings our soldiers home as soon as possible by setting achievable benchmarks for the Iraqi government." These developments and other national coverage of this race have raised the profile of the campaign to unseat John Carter in District 31.
For more information on the airing of the PBS program please call the campaign at 254-616-0058.