October 11, 2012 | Peter Morenus - UConn Communications

UConn Hosts 2012 U.S. Senate Debate Between Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy

Candidates McMahon and Murphy engaged in a lively debate as they vie for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Lieberman.

U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

In a debate jointly sponsored by UConn, The Hartford Courant, FOXCT, and the Connecticut Daily Newspaper Association, candidates for the  U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Leiberman expressed their views before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts.

U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
U.S. Senate candidates Chris Murphy, the Democrat nominee, and Linda McMahon, the Republican nominee, appeared before a packed  audience at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
-- Linda McMahon speaks during the U.S. senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Linda McMahon speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Chris Murphy speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
Chris Murphy speaks during the U.S. Senate debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-- U.S. senate candidates Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon debate at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. Seated from left are Vincent Moscardelli, assistant professor of political science, Christopher Keating, of the Hartford Courant, Laurie Perez, and Al Terzi, both of FoxCT. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)
U.S. Senate candidates Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy faced a panel of journalists at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 11, 2012. Seated from left are Vincent Moscardelli, assistant professor of political science, Christopher Keating, of the Hartford Courant, Laurie Perez, and Al Terzi, both of FoxCT. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)