The final gubernatorial debate of Virginia, moderated by NBC news anchor Chuck Todd, went off the rails on Monday night when Todd called security to remove a third-party candidate from the audience.
Princess Blanding, a progressive candidate running in the Liberation Party, was sat among the audience but after 15 minutes of debate she stood up and began shouting to the stage.
Gubernatorial candidates Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin looked on bemused as Todd continually tried to negotiate with Blanding, who claimed her omission from the debate was racist, sexist and ‘not democracy’.
After several attempts to calm the situation, NBC’s Todd lost patience and demanded security remove Blanding from the auditorium, before the debate was forced to cut to a commercial break.
After being forcibly removed from the auditorium, Blanding told reporters the Chamber of Commerce, who hosted the debate, was trying to stop Virginians from voting for her.
‘I just made it very clear that I am a candidate to let Virginians know that their censorship of my candidacy is racist,’ she said.
‘It is very sexist. It is very oppressive. And it’s a form of voter suppression.’
“Princess”, eh? Funny…
Good for her.
race card played yet again!
There are rules and processes to follow Princess. Follow them like we all do or
the beatings will continue until morale improves.