Is there any rule that says he must debate Obama? If Newt gets the nomination I would bet Obama will not debate.
Perry could just say he is not a good debater. There are a lot of folks that freeze when speaking to an group of people.
“Is there any rule that says he must debate Obama?”
Only if he wants the job.
I can just picture a Perry/Obama debate.
Perry stammers and has stage shock while Obama is stuck repeating the same verses on a broken TOTUS.