[tcrlaf]

A BUNCH of people in the media are realizing that if Obama has to debate Newt, he'll go home crying like a little b....

Now we see the Washington media attempting to de-emphasize the importance of debates.

HOW UNSURPRISING....

[albie]

I only watch the highlights on YouTube. And the only highlight I’ve watched is Newt beating up John King! And I’ve seen that one about 60 times!!! And that’s all I need.

[JimRed]

How many are too many? Any, if you’re a RAT supporting Obama, who will be toast!

[elpadre]

the Primary season has become much too long. Admittedly I have become Primary fatigued. But then I am probably older than anyone else on FR and enjoy an afternoon nap!

[newzjunkey]

It's a lot. I think even I took a break from one during the holidays. I don't know if the "18" counts "candidate forums" or the one-on-one with Newt & Cain.

The "forums" were more informative than the media circuses and attempts at in-fighting.

The press need to focus on the issues so we can pull substantive differences out on proposals. A FL tailored debate is obviously heavy on SS & Mediscare; it might hit on Cuba policy.

Unions might be a topic because ASCME is just started running an ad against Romney's Bain days, tying him to $100m in Medicare fraud. At the end they "morph" his likeness into that of Gov. Rick Scott.

Also in FL night now, Romney's Super PAC is running ads trashing Newt. Romney's campaign has an ad out spinning the Bain "job creation" record.

In my 3 hours of FL TV, I hadn't seen any ad for Newt.

[FrankR]

Those who can't, complain; those who can, say, "Bring it on".