Why Host David Duke?

Dillard University President Walter M. Kimbrough walked a fine line under intense scrutiny over the last two weeks -- and more scrutiny is likely coming.  The private 1,200-student university in New Orleans, a historically black institution, agreed weeks ago to host a debate Wednesday night between candidates for Louisiana’s open U.S. Senate seat. But the debate vaulted to prominence when white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke narrowly polled above a cutoff to take part.