Brown said she is aware of the widespread community support in Danville and was told by an aide to Gov. Paul Patton that the state would back Centre's efforts in such areas as security and transportation. Danville, with about 18,000 people, is the smallest city that applied to host a debate. The only one that's close is Winchester, Va., with a population of about 23,000. N.C. A decision should be made by early January, Brown said. The commission expects to choose four sites three for debates between the presidential nominees, and one for a debate between vice presidential candidates.
Centre is open to host a debate at any time.
The school would prefer to host a presidential debate but would not rule out a vice presidential debate, said Roush. E-mail this story to a friend. All rights reserved. Any copying, redistribution, or retransmission of any of the contents of this service without the expressed written consent of the Lexington Herald-Leader is prohibited.