MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Independence Party candidate Hannah Nicollet has been invited to a Wednesday night Minnesota governor debate.
She will join Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican Jeff Johnson in Hansen Theater at Minnesota State University Moorhead for the 7 p.m. debate.
The invitation was offered Monday after a poll surfaced that showed her with 11 percent support. The threshold of being included in the Forum News Service debate was 10 percent support.
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The poll by Gravis Marketing in Florida was conducted in July, but not released to the Minnesota media. Gravis President Doug Kaplan, a political consultant, said the poll was conducted by his company and not funded by any political group.
The Gravis poll showed Dayton with 52 percent, Johnson with 37 and Nicollett 11. It was conducted by automated telephone calls.
Nicollet has been in the low single digits in most polls.
The 90-minute debate is the second for the three candidates. Three more governor debates are planned.
Questions for the Moorhead event may be emailed to debate@forumcomm.com . Forum News Service personnel will monitor Twitter so questions with the hashtag #mngov also may may be asked.
