I’m not sure how they got this impression but most of the TP is convinced President Obama can’t debate without his teleprompter and is mentally slow. Those that support Gingrich are convinced he will obliterate the President in the debates. Even Andrew Sullivan commented to this and I loved this quote of his:

It’s not just that Obama is a smart person whereas Gingrich is simply a dumb person’s idea of a smart person. – Andrew Sullivan