Councilman Mark Conway dares Rep. Kweisi Mfume to debate, gets sharp rebuff
Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway challenged U.S. Rep Kweisi Mfume to a debate in the latest development in the race for Maryland’s 7th District.
“If he is ready to defend his record, he should welcome a debate on these issues. If he refuses, the people of Baltimore will have their answer,” Conway said Monday in a statement. The proposition comes a day after he stood in front of Mfume’s district office and disparaged his record and criticized his affiliation with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), from which he accepted $35,000 from during the most recent fundraising period. Mfume responded, calling Conway a “showhorse.”
On Monday, Mfume told The Baltimore Sun he’s not interested in a debate — yet.
“Whenever he stops deliberately lying to the people of this congressional district, I will consider it,” Mfume said in a statement.