In my story this morning on the joint Mitt Romney-DNC decision to ignore Newt Gingrich, the Romney camp specifically pointed to the upcoming GOP debates in Iowa as opportunities to draw contrasts with the former House speaker:
For the moment, Romney’s campaign appears to be treating Gingrich with the delicacy it employed against now-faded opponents such as Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain – waiting for the former Georgia congressman to prove himself a serious threat before going at him head-on.
Unless and until that happens, Romney may be best served by maintaining the impression that the 2012 race is a fight between him and the incumbent president.
Gail Gitcho, Romney’s communications director, noted that the campaign’s continued focus on Obama didn’t mean that Romney would duck a confrontation with Gingrich before the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3. She pointed to upcoming primary debates, in which Romney has excelled, as an opportunity for direct contrast.“There are still going to be plenty of times for the candidates to engage over the next several weeks, in the debates in the early states,” she said.
The next debate will take place in Des Moines on Dec. 10, with ABC News, the Des Moines Register, WOI-TV and the Iowa Republican Party as co-hosts.
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