candidates for such a powerful position not stand up on their hind legs and discuss the issues?

This is one of the most important House races in the country, is it not?

Just ask the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in Washington, which has put OH-1 on its "Red to Blue" list of targeted districts in their struggle to regain control of the House.

Or many of the analysts and pundits, including Sabato's Crystal ball at the University of Virginia's Center for politics, which, weeks ago, moved OH-1 from "Leans Republican" to "Toss-up."

For the longest time, the attention of the political world in Washington was focused on OH-12, the central Ohio district where Republican Troy Balderson, President Trump's candidate, appears to be eking out an itsy-bitsy win over Democrat Danny O'Connordebates that would be hosted by local news outlets.

And it may explain why, as of now, the Chabot campaign hasn't accepted any of them – although Chabot campaign spokesman Cody Rizzuto told WVXU that "I can absolutely guarantee you, 100 percent, that there will be debates."

So far, the two campaigns have discussed four media-sponsored debates, including one by WLWT (Channel 5), WKRC Local 12 and two co-sponsored by the Enquirer and Fox 19, along with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber and the University of Cincinnati. Of the two sponsored by the Enquirer, Fox 19 and their partners, one would be a traditional televised debate and the other would be a "town hall" style affair, complete with "regular" voters asking the questions.

Representatives of the two campaigns have met to