re: #117 Targetpractice

Indeed, the man is able to hold his own.

Against Romney maybe. If it were Newt Gingrich debating Obama, then I think Obama would lose. But he is going to be debating Romney, who may have Newt’s advice but lacks the other man’s debate sense.

Newt knows that, though, hence his advice to Romney: Be assertive, make your case, and don’t back down when Obama counter attacks. It’s designed to have Romney make a case and then survive. Then you use that experience to prepare the next debate. But sitting presidents typically aren’t at their best in the first debate, so Romney should be able to make the strategy work if he wants to do so.