The campaigns of Romney, Santorum, and Paul have all announced that they will not participate in the next scheduled debate in Atlanta on March 1st. Consequently CNN has cancelled the debate.
This effectively shuts Newt out. He's the one who wants more debates, because that's where he has picked up momentum from his crowd-pleasing bombast and quick-on-his-feet rhetoric.
There are plenty of other reasons for not having the debate: there have already been far too many; it takes time away from other campaigning activities.
But my guess is that robbing Newt of a platform is the major factor. Look to him to begin excoriating his opponents for being "afraid" to debate him.
Someone said it: the most effective way to deal with someone like Newt, with his cosmic ego and narcissistic grandiosity, is to ignore him. That's what they're doing.
But Newt can go a long way on rage and vendetta. As long as a millionaire or two finance him, he will surely keep going. But his continued 3rd and 4th place showings are likely to dry that up soon.
Ralph
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Well Ralph,
ReplyDeleteI hope that you are not feeling too disappointed missing seeing Newt and his fellow Republicans in your home town.
Not disappointed even a little bit. I've about had my fill of debates -- and Newt specifically.
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