Tammy Duckworth must be doing pretty well — people are starting to tell lies about her.

To her credit Duckworth does have an impressive background. Besides serving her country in Iraq, she has a BA in political science and a Master’s in International Affairs. However, she has recently made headlines, refusing to debate her election opponent, Republican State Senator Peter Roskam.

For that sentence to be true, it would have to say:

...refusing to debate her election opponent at all of the forums that he proposed.

Duckworth has accepted four out of seven debate venues. The ones she did not accept were partisan affairs, like the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry. With these tactics, Roskam's campaign reeks of desperation.