Is that a no? McMahon rejects Murphy debate “stunt.”

This from Linda McMahon’s campaign manager Corry Bliss, reacting to US Rep. Chris Murphy’s reservation of three possible venues for a debate next week:

“Arguing about debates is the last bastion of campaigns devoid of ideas and scrambling for traction. It is the height of irony for Chris Murphy to be clamoring for debates about jobs, when he has failed to craft a plan to create jobs after thirteen years in elected office. Further, debates hidden in the doldrums of August do not hold nearly the weight that debates in the fall would. Were it not for the juvenile taunts of the Murphy campaign, we could have a serious discussion about when and where such debates will occur in the fall.

“Linda has committed to four televised debates. Two of them must be focused primarily on job creation, with one of those to be held in or near Groton, home of Electric Boat. We have already agreed to one hosted by WFSB-TV, and another co-hosted by the Hartford Courant and Fox Connecticut. Just this morning, we agreed to another debate hosted by The Day and WTNH-TV to be held in New London, very close to the shipyard. A fourth is yet to be determined.

“Rather than spend his precious time issuing sophomoric press releases, perhaps Chris Murphy should spend his time putting pen to paper and coming up with an actual plan to improve the economy. As it stands now, Linda McMahon is the only candidate who proposes a real plan to create jobs, beginning with a tax cut for the middle class.”