Incumbent U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) debated on Oct. 18 with Republican challenger Don Bolduc on topics that included immigration, abortion, high gas prices, and the economy, in what is one of the most watched races in the U.S. midterm election cycle.
The New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidates sat in chairs in relatively close proximity in a small room and answered questions posed by moderator George Epstein, a local businessman. Hassan, a Democrat, remained low-key and reserved during the one-hour event, in a studio-like setting in Conway, which was livestreamed on the internet; Bolduc at times was impassioned and confrontational as he hammered away at Hassan’s status as a “career politician.”…