California: Lions Club

U.S. House candidate Tom McClintock has chosen not to participate in a Thursday evening debate with Republican challenger Doug Ose, McClintock's campaign told PolitickerCA.com Wednesday afternoon.

Stan Devereux, a spokesman for McClintock, said the campaign notified the Lincoln clubs of El Dorado and Sacramento counties that it would not participate in the debate unless lower-tier candidates Theodore Terbolizard and Suzanne Jones are included in the format. When the Lincoln clubs declined the request, McClintock's side pulled the plug, Devereux said.