Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie in town, not allowed in debate
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
There will be no audience or other media outlets inside the News4Jax studios for Tuesday night's debate, but that isn't keeping them from watching and meeting the candidates.
Dozens of reporters have set up shop downtown at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel and several television station satellite trucks are parked outside WJXT.
Meanwhile, there is a visual protest of sorts in front of the Supervisor of Elections Office -- an ark representing big oil money and politics. It's from members of NextGen Climate, a political action group talking about what they believe is the governor's lack of interest in climate change and other environmental issues.
It's something the group and state Sen. Audrey Gibson believe should be discussed.
"Many Floridians, as a matter of fact, are extremely concerned about environmental issues," Gibson said.
Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie has also come to Jacksonville, upset he's not included in the debate. Wyllie said 2 million Libertarians in Florida are being left out.
"It's beyond unfair. It's an outrage," he said. "To say a candidate who is polling anywhere from 10-18 percent, depending on the polls, is not worthy of inclusion. You know, we are out there working just as hard, if not harder, than Charlie Crist and Rick Scott on the campaign trail."
Wyllie has set up shop in Jacksonville's Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel less than a mile from where studio where the debate will be held. He invited reporters and use his workspace to file their stories and watch as he and his lieutenant governor candidate, Greg Roe, will hold their own, parallel debate at 7 p.m., answering the questions poised to Crist and Scott. That will be streamed on their website: WyllieForGovernor.com.
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Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie in town, not allowed in debate