An unidentified man punches Kay Mehta after a Senate candidate forum for Angle and Reid at Faith Lutheran High School Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010 in Las Vegas. The fight came after an impassioned event during which the crowd both heckled and cheered Republican Sharron Angle and Democrat Harry Reid. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Sam Morris)
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Dozens of spectators are being banned from a debate next month between Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican rival Sharron Angle after a candidate forum last week ended with a fistfight in the audience.
Nevada Broadcasters Association President Bob Fisher told journalists and political candidates Saturday that each candidate can only invite 12 guests to the Oct. 14 televised debate.
The guests and some journalists will be the only people at the only scheduled debate in one of the most important races during this midterm election.
Fisher says the candidates could initially bring 40 guests each, but security was tightened after a candidate forum last week ended with tussle between an Angle supporter and two Reid supporters.