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No cheap seats for Cain, Gingrich 'Lincoln-Douglas-style' debate ($200 for general admission)
The Hill ^ | 10/27/2011 | Jonathan Easley

Posted on 10/27/2011 2:26:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

No television station has signed on to broadcast the “Lincoln-Douglas” debate between GOP presidential rivals Herman Cain and Newt Gingrich, and those hoping to attend the Nov. 5 debate will pay a steep price to see the drama unfold in-person.

General admission for the debate costs $200 – although the price includes a slice of “good ole apple pie,” according to the Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC, which is sponsoring the event.

Then there’s the “Patron Ticket,” which costs $500. Patron-level purchasers will get “prime seating” and admission to a “Nite Cap party after the debate,” as well as a chance to mingle with the candidates over drinks and hors d’oerves afterward.

Top-level donors will pay $1,000 for “the best seating in the house,” a special room at the Woodlands Resort in Houston for the Nite Cap party, and a “professional picture” taken with the candidates.

Students can get in for $150, but those tickets are sold out.

Gingrich has been a long-time proponent of the Lincoln-Douglas debate style, because it gives candidates more time to have a detailed policy discussion. Gingrich has repeatedly said that if he were the Republican nominee, he would challenge President Obama to seven three-hour Lincoln-Douglas style debates.

The debates typically have a time-keeper, not a moderator, although this TTPP debate will be moderated by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a Tea Party favorite.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: books4sale; cain; debate; frontrunner; hermancain; lincolndouglas; nationalbooktour; newt; newtgingrich; teaparty
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To: SamAdams76

Or the reverse could happen.


21 posted on 10/27/2011 2:49:52 PM PDT by Reagan69 (I supported Sarah Palin and all I got was a lousy DVD !)
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To: livius

Amen brother!


22 posted on 10/27/2011 2:55:37 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: SueRae

“I like the sounds of this very much...and I hope they open it up to a pay-per-view (once the seats are sold out of course)”

I suppose you could call it SurvivorSeries. :)


23 posted on 10/27/2011 2:55:52 PM PDT by BenKenobi (Honkeys for Herman! 10 percent is enough for God; 9 percent is enough for government)
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To: SeekAndFind

I”m thinking TV will have to stay away from this; since only two candidates were invited, all the other candidates would scream about wanting equal access if a network covered this one. Or, it might get counted as an in-kind campaign contribution.


24 posted on 10/27/2011 2:55:52 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: SeekAndFind

25 posted on 10/27/2011 2:57:53 PM PDT by Fred (no job no house no gas no food no problem Obama 2012)
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To: traditional1

Yap, I have been dreaming of that for some time now!


26 posted on 10/27/2011 2:59:10 PM PDT by federal__reserve (Perry is a good man but his one on one debates with Obama keeps me awake at nights.)
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To: Izzy Dunne
It's long past time for the candidates (Ds -and- Rs alike) to quit letting the alleged "journalists" control the debates, and let some true thinkers have at it!

Amen to that (don't care about the D's, actually). And kudos to Cain for putting his growing front-runner status on the line with a skilled debater like Gingrich. It shows the same self-confidence as that "Give Pizza A Chance" video that we're not supposed to post anymore :)

P.S. I suspect Fox or C-Span would run this in a minute, but I've got a hunch the fund-raising aspect is important to both -- not that there's anything wrong with that.

27 posted on 10/27/2011 3:01:52 PM PDT by BfloGuy (Even the opponents of Socialism are dominated by socialist ideas.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Good.

That will keep the Riff-Raff out.


28 posted on 10/27/2011 3:02:08 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound (.)
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To: Abbeville Conservative

If the idiot journalist who produced this screed thinks the ticket is a “steep price”, I wonder what he would call any function at which Obama or Biden appears?


29 posted on 10/27/2011 3:03:44 PM PDT by Melchior
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To: Gator113
"“Wouldn’t it be great to see a Cain/Gingrich Ticket...”

That would work for me, too, as well.

30 posted on 10/27/2011 3:08:06 PM PDT by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I’d love to go to that one.


31 posted on 10/27/2011 3:11:22 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: traditional1

LOL.... You’re tricky. Perhaps you meant to use this quote.

“I could vote for a Gingrich/Cain Ticket.”


32 posted on 10/27/2011 3:12:14 PM PDT by Gator113 (~ Just livin' life~........ leaning heavy for Newt 2012)
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To: Gator113
LOL

That's about the next-best setup of the current "Contenders", IMHO

33 posted on 10/27/2011 3:13:46 PM PDT by traditional1 ("Don't gotsta worry 'bout no mo'gage, don't gotsta worry 'bout no gas; Obama gonna take care o' me!)
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To: traditional1
I could live with that with no problem. A regular guy and one that can beat the pants off anybody out there on political knowledge. Can't think of a soul on either side that can stand toe to toe on the issues and how our country was founded. Gingrich will bulldoze the competition/
34 posted on 10/27/2011 3:13:46 PM PDT by animal172 (All aboard the Cain Train.)
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To: Leep

Well, I kinew Abe, and I can terll you that Gingrich is no Abe Lincoln! :o)


35 posted on 10/27/2011 3:17:09 PM PDT by Paperdoll (I like Herman Cain)
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To: animal172
"Can't think of a soul on either side that can stand toe to toe on the issues and how our country was founded. Gingrich will bulldoze the competition/"

This is true and what impresses me most is Cain is not afraid to go head to head with Gingrich, what we need in a President now is one who has no fear.

36 posted on 10/27/2011 3:21:41 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again for our justification)
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To: SeekAndFind

I would gladly pay $1000 to attend, but my eyes, ears and legs aren’t so good anymore. So I just might be sending Herman Cain $1000 anyway.


37 posted on 10/27/2011 3:21:46 PM PDT by Paperdoll (I like Herman Cain)
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To: Paperdoll

RE: Well, I knew Abe, and I can tell you that Gingrich is no Abe Lincoln! :o)

What’s your secret to living to be over 150 ? :)


38 posted on 10/27/2011 3:25:19 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (u)
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To: Izzy Dunne
Kudos to him for getting into the ring with Newt.

Indeed. I suspect Newt will mop the floor with him. This ought to be exactly the type of setting that Newt should thrive on. If Cain can even hold his own in a forum like this, he'll be a much stronger candidate than anyone gives him credit for being.

39 posted on 10/27/2011 3:28:23 PM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: PoloSec

Cain is unflappable. I’m nervous for him, though, lol. There is no doubt Newt knows more policy than Cain he’s a walking encyclopedia. But Cain connects with people better than Newt. We’ll see!


40 posted on 10/27/2011 3:28:57 PM PDT by justsaynomore (Cain 2012 - http://teamcain.hermancain.com)
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