Cohen Challenges Smith and Stille to Debate, Sets Sept. 4 Deadline for Response.

Independent Says He Will Hold Debate Without Them If They Refuse

LEMOYNE, Neb. — Mark Cohen, the independent who qualified for the ballot in the race for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s Third District, proposed a debate with incumbent Adrian Smith and Democrat Becky Stille.

In a letter to both campaigns Cohen wrote, “Candidate debates in Nebraska have been rare in recent cycles, but Senator Ricketts and Dan Osborn have agreed to debate. Our race is different becaus…