Republican Manny Santos has pulled out of today's debate in Waterbury with with Democrat Jahana Hayes with less than two weeks until the 5th Congressional District election. In a Facebook post, Santos said he did not want to give his opponent’s "radical views and those of her extremist financial backers a platform" with the debate.  A spokesman for Hayes said it's disappointing but not surprising and called Santos out of  step with Connecticut voters. Santos also pulled out of a scheduled debate two days ago and said he’s instead taking his campaign directly to the voters.