September 11, 2026

Let's start with politics, and now that we are past Labor Day, the November election is clearly in sight.

One of the most closely watched races in Kentucky is that 6th District House seat held by Republican Congressman Andy Barr, who's running for the Senate, so it's an open seat.

Isaiah, there's a debate about debates in that race right now.

Alvarado has agreed to one debate, and apparently now Dembo says he doesn't want to do that one.

And so here we are at this time with both candidates saying they're willing to debate

but can't agree where.

And challenging each other to participate in these debates, Bill.

It seems like Zach Dembo, his sort of condition here with the Spectrum News debate, is that it is based, or Spectrum News 1 is based in Louisville, which is outside the 6th Congressional District, although you can argue they do have statewide reach.

So he says, I don't really want to do that one, which is the one that Ralph Alvarado has committed to.

But then Alvarado argues.

the campaign schedule does not allow me to do these other two debates that Dembo has already agreed to.

So essentially, we're in a place right now where, as it stands right now, we have no debate on the books.

Whether that changes, we'll have to see.

Well, Dembo had called for more debates, right?

He has challenged Alvarado for these two specifically, one with WKYT and one with KET.

I don't believe I've seen any language specifically to say let's do more.

I think they're trying to figure out honestly how to get to one at this point.

Which KET, by the way, considers there's a forum as opposed to the straight ahead debate format.

John, invitations are still out there.

Will there be a debate in this hotly contested race?

I don't know.

They're halfway there.

They've agreed to debate.

Now they just have to agree which debate.

It seems like this is something that grown-ups should be able to get together and decide.

Let's start with politics, and now that we are past Labor Day, the November election is clearly in sight.

One of the most closely watched races in Kentucky is that 6th District House seat held by Republican Congressman Andy Barr, who's running for the Senate, so it's an open seat.

Isaiah, there's a debate about debates in that race right now.

Alvarado has agreed to one debate, and apparently now Dembo says he doesn't want to do that one.

And so here we are at this time with both candidates saying they're willing to debate

but can't agree where.

And challenging each other to participate in these debates, Bill.

It seems like Zach Dembo, his sort of condition here with the Spectrum News debate, is that it is based, or Spectrum News 1 is based in Louisville, which is outside the 6th Congressional District, although you can argue they do have statewide reach.

So he says, I don't really want to do that one, which is the one that Ralph Alvarado has committed to.

But then Alvarado argues.

the campaign schedule does not allow me to do these other two debates that Dembo has already agreed to.

So essentially, we're in a place right now where, as it stands right now, we have no debate on the books.

Whether that changes, we'll have to see.

Well, Dembo had called for more debates, right?

He has challenged Alvarado for these two specifically, one with WKYT and one with KET.

I don't believe I've seen any language specifically to say let's do more.

I think they're trying to figure out honestly how to get to one at this point.

Which KET, by the way, considers there's a forum as opposed to the straight ahead debate format.

John, invitations are still out there.

Will there be a debate in this hotly contested race?

I don't know.

They're halfway there.

They've agreed to debate.

Now they just have to agree which debate.

It seems like this is something that grown-ups should be able to get together and decide.