Newt Gingrich told the assembled crowd at the Values Voter Conference earlier today, which I turned on a few minutes before, that if nominated he would call for seven three-hour long debates between himself and President Obama in the spirit of the Lincoln-Douglas debates for the general election.
The crowd cheered.
As did I.
Presidential debates are insulting. Candidates are asked questions and have only one, maybe one and a half minutes to answer what they would do in a very complex situation, leaving room to be desired in many instances. Neither Lincoln, nor Douglas had that problem: one would speak for one hour; the other would go on for ninety minutes and the first would rebut for another thirty.
I think the former Speaker is absolutely correct.
What say you?
I'd like to see Herman Cain and Gingrich up there for three hours.
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