Analilia Mejia refusing to debate Joe Hathaway is bad for voters

Analilia Mejia, a Democrat hoping to win election to the House next month, won’t participate in a League of Women Voters debate. That’s a mistake.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 23, 2026

Words: 669

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Analilia Mejia, the Democrat hoping to replace Gov. Mikie Sherrill in Congress, made a bone-headed decision over the weekend not to participate in a debate being planned by the League of Women Voters.

Mejia is promising voters that she’d fight for working families if elected to the House of Representatives next month. But it’s hard to take that pledge seriously if she’s not willing to spend 90 minutes or so fielding simple …

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