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Massachusetts news outlets are reporting that Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican candidate John Deaton will debate each other twice before the 2024 election, on Oct. 15 and Oct. 17.
According to an Oct. 7 notice from New England Public Media, the outlet and GBH News will <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.nepm.org/press-releases/2024-10-07/nepm-news-and-gbh-news-host-massachusetts-senate-debate-in-springfield" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">host</a> a debate in Springfield between the two senatorial candidates on Oct. 17, moderated by political reporters Adam Reilly and Saraya Wintersmith. Sen. Warren and Deaton will also <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/elizabeth-warren-john-deaton-massachusetts-senate-debate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">appear</a> in Boston to debate on Oct. 15 on WSBK-TV.&nbsp;
It’s unclear if digital assets will be a topic between the two candidates at either debate. Cointelegraph contacted GBH News, who said it would not share the topics in advance.
<h3 id="future-of-crypto-policy-in-us-senate">Future of crypto policy in US Senate?</h3>
During her time in office, Sen. Warren has been outspoken about her criticism of cryptocurrency, associating digital assets with funding illicit activities. Deaton, a lawyer, has backed Ripple and other crypto firms facing litigation from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Several September polls <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/massachusetts/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">showed</a> Sen. Warren with more than a 20-point lead over Deaton in an election many expect to be a referendum on crypto policy. The Republican candidate <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/JohnEDeaton1/status/1841610746779799735" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">claimed</a> on social media that the SEC is “pursuing an anti-crypto agenda” through its enforcement actions and criticized chair Gary Gensler.
Many Democratic lawmakers and candidates have <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/democrats-kamala-harris-crypto-platform-elections" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">called on members of the party</a> to change their “hostility” toward the crypto industry as presidential candidate Kamala Harris runs against Republican Donald Trump in November. After announcing her candidacy in July, Vice President Harris <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/kamala-harris-finally-breaks-silence-crypto-during-fundraiser" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">made her first public statement</a> on digital assets in September, pledging support for the industry.&nbsp;<iframe width="100%" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qihdsUa_zdY" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Related: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/massachusetts-lawyer-elizabeth-warren-net-worth-bitcoin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">Lawyer trying to unseat Senator Warren says 82% net worth is in Bitcoin</a>
Commonwealth Unity Fund, a political action committee backed by many crypto proponents, and Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-super-pac-unseat-elizabeth-warren-support-john-deaton" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">supported</a><a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-super-pac-unseat-elizabeth-warren-support-john-deaton" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-super-pac-unseat-elizabeth-warren-support-john-deaton"> Deaton’s campaign</a> through contributions or media buys.&nbsp;
According to Federal Election Commission records, as of Aug. 14, Deaton had raised roughly $1.8 million in his bid for the US Senate in 2024, with roughly $830,000 in cash on hand. Senator Warren had raised roughly $19 million since January 2019 and had roughly $5.3 million in cash on hand as of Aug. 14.
Magazine: <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-voters-are-already-affecting-the-2024-presidential-election/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="null" text="null" title="null">Crypto voters are already disrupting the 2024 election — and it’s set to continue</a>

Sen. Elizabeth Warren will debate lawyer John Deaton twice in October

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