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Voters looking for more insight into the candidates for governor and US Senate are out of luck.

Two debates scheduled for tonight were cancelled after three candidates refused to commit to showing up. The League of Women Voters says it couldn’t get commitments from gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott as well as US Senate candidates Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. The debates were scheduled to air tonight on PBS. Marilynn Wills with the league says since the debates are off they can’t declare any winners, but unfortunately the voters are the losers.

“This is a disservice to the voting population. They’re disadvantaged, I mean they’re really not getting any answers to any questions because candidates are just showing up at forums where they can just speak for three minutes and sit down. They’re really not answering any questions,” said Wills.

Besides skipping debates, Republican for Governor Rick Scott is also skipping newspaper editorial board meetings.