While the Republican has agreed to one face-off with Trammell on Oct. 28 at Randolph-Macon College — where both are teaching — Trammell and Carr are alleging that Brat is avoiding a public conversation with his opponents.

“What a difference a nomination makes. The same candidate who six months ago wanted debates is minimizing them now,” said Stephen J. Farnsworth, a political science professor at the University of Mary Washington.

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