Wright State withdraws from presidential debate

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Dayton Daily News:

The planned presidential debate at Wright State University had been expected to generate about $14 million in economic impact for the immediate area near the Nutter Center, a local official said.

 

“As we expanded it, obviously this impact was to ripple throughout the entire region with an estimated economic impact of approximately $25 million dollars,” said Paul Newman Jr., the Fairborn Chamber of Commerce executive director.

 

Newman said he believes it was a difficult decision for Wright State and David Hopkins, the university president.

 

However, Newman was surprised by the decision and had no warning the university was thinking about pulling out from hosting the event.

 

Wright State President Hopkins had repeatedly vowed he would not fund the debate through university reserves, which have plummeted from $162 million in 2012 to a projected $40 million by 2018 as school officials have spent more than they were taking in.

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No debate for us, please, the protesters won't allow it.