Huntsman to skip Iowa debate, plans NH town hall
Updated: 12/02/2011 2:53 pm | Published: 12/02/2011 2:52 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is skipping next week's presidential primary debate in Iowa. ABC is to televise the event nationally.
Huntsman on Friday says he'll instead have a town hall-style meeting on Dec. 10 in New Hampshire, a state that is central to his political strategy. Huntsman has written-off Iowa and has spent neither time nor money there.
Huntsman also has accepted an invitation to do a one-on-one debate with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in New Hampshire. The two will meet in Windham for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate with tea party activists on Dec. 12.
Gingrich has invited each of his rivals for one-on-one conversations.
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