U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) participated in the first debate with Republican contender Don Bolduc on Tuesday in what is one of the most watched races in America.
Until the face-off, Hassan had refused repeated requests by Bolduc to debate him.
It is unclear what prompted the New Hampshire Democrat to finally agree. Days earlier The Epoch Times reported that Hassan had backed out of a debate at the Nashua Chamber of Commerce that had been scheduled weeks ago.
The debate was conducted in a studio-like setting in Conway, New Hampshire, and live streamed on the internet. It was hosted by the Mt. Washington Valley Economic Council, which has been hosting candidate debates for 20 years….