NEW YORK — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has confirmed that she will participate in an MSNBC debate in Ohio later this month, despite her anger over a network reporter’s remark about her daughter, Chelsea.
Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama will debate at Cleveland State University on Feb. 26, with Brian Williams and Tim Russert as moderators.
Clinton’s team said last week she was rethinking the appearance after being angered by MSNBC’s David Shuster, who suggested that the campaign had “pimped out” 27-year-old Chelsea Clinton by having her call celebrities and delegates.
Last month, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews apologized for having suggested that Clinton was a presidential candidate because of her husband’s infidelities.
“Although the campaign still has concerns, we did not want millions of Ohioans to miss out on an important date,” said Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson.
