LANSING, Mich. – We're just weeks away from Election Day and as of Friday night, there's still no debate in the U.S. Senate race. The one and only time you'll get to see the gubernatorial candidates share the same televised stage is Sunday.
This is not a debate, but Gov. Rick Snyder and Mark Schauer will be having to answer questions live.
"I'd like to see them talking to each other off the cuff," said RJ Mey, of Ferndale. "I think at some point that makes people break character and maybe we can get to the core of what they actually think and feel about things."
How is it possible in a race where the polling is all over the place Snyder and Schauer can only agree to one televised appearance, which is deliberately set up to not be confrontational?
You can bet they're going to try their hardest to stick to the so-called talking points. No one is really interested in listening to their messaging mumbo-jumbo.
"I think part of democracy is to be able to see the two candidates or three candidates argue with each other over why they should be elected," said Ron Harwood, of West Bloomfield.
At least Snyder and Schauer have agreed to something. The same can't be said in the Terri Lynn Land and Gary Peters Senate race, although politicos think there will, at the end of the day, be something.
"I think we will have something that is similar to what we have with the governor's race," said political strategist Dennis Darnoi.
But is that really enough?
"I want to see the candidates duke it out," said Harwood. "I really think if they have the cojones to stand up in front of audience and a TV camera and hopefully speak the truth, then maybe we could actually decide who to vote for."