Many of you are calling for information on how to contact NY1 to protest their censorship of political debate. NY1 has declared Jonathan Tasini ineligible to participate in their debate series at Pace University because he does not meet their "threshold" of $500,000 in campaign funds either raised or spent. He does meet their other criteria, polling at 5% or better. (We were at 13% in the most recent Marist poll.)

Tonight NY1 is sponsoring a debate between the Republican Senate primary candidates; no Democratic Senate primary debate is scheduled. August 22nd is their U.S. Senate Candidates Town Hall Meeting; Jonathan is not invited.

Please call NY1 today and demand that the media power-brokers stop censoring political debate. Any candidate who has qualified for the ballot should be allowed into the debates.

Call or e-mail: Robert Hardt – Director of Politics, NY1, 212-379-3330 or [email protected]

And, then, pass the information on. Every voter, even those who don't support our campaign, should care about the ability of media power-brokers to censor debate in our country.

Click here to see the video clip of Jonathan's press conference to protest NY1's censorship

Press Statement by Jonathan Regarding Undemocratic Debate Conditions Set by NY1

Today's Editorial in NY Newsday