Debate? What debate?

Our local candidates apparently squared off for a debate last week, but nobody turned up. Well, 15 people turned up, which ain't a great turn out.

The sitting member was interviewed by the local rag, and he didn't sound impressed. I don't blame him, but then again, I walk past his office every night on the way home and I don't recall seeing a "Great debate - coming soon" sign stuck up in his window. If he couldn't be bothered to promote it from his own office, which is on the main drag through Five Wog, then what the fuck should he expect? Stupid bugger.

His main opponent was no better. His office is a few doors up, and he completely failed to promote it either. He has picked the better site - it is on a T junction where a lot of people drive down to the T and have to sit at the lights for a few minutes. They spend those few minutes looking at enormous mug shots of the contender staring up the street. If he'd replaced one of his mugshots with a huge ad for the debate, they might have drummed up a bit more interest.

I read all the local papers every week, and I don't remember seeing any mention of it in there either. One paper deigned to interview all three candidates and gave up half a page in total for those interviews. That's not what I'd call in depth coverage of the candidates or the issues.