The Clinton camp is hoping for a debate a week. Obama’s take?

“I don’t think anybody is clamoring for more debates,” he said. “We’ve had 18 debates so far. I think we’ve had 10 more than we’ve had in the last Democratic contest.”

He said he would agree to at least one debate, but noted, “It’s very important for me to spend time with voters.”

I have to say, I agree, I definitely know I am not clamoring for more debates. I have no idea what is gained from these and considering here in Upstate New York we had almost no face time with any of the candidates the public would probably be better served by some visits.

Hillary Clinton’s team is pushing their plan to hold a debate a week until the March 4th primaries. The latest development is a letter sent from Clinton Campaign Manager Patti Solis Doyle to Obama Campaign Manager David Plouffe.

Here is the letter:

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Mark Penn says Clinton would like to have one debate a week with Obama until March 4th including one on FOX News.

Penn said Clinton would like to see debates in Ohio, Texas, and Washington, and had already accepted three: One on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopolous, one CNN debate in Ohio February 27, and an MSNBC debate the next day hosted by Chris Matthews.

Wolfson also said Clinton has accepted a debate on Fox News, something Democrats shunned last year. That debate is scheduled for February 11, in Washington D.C., and would also air on the local Fox affiliate.

I will be on Blog Talk Radio Today with Shaun Daily tonight at 6:30PM Eastern, 3:30PM Pacific. Make sure to tune in. We will be discussing last nights Democratic Debate in California and gearing up for Super Tuesday.

FYI - Zack Exley is also on the show and has a WONDERFUL article that I have pointed to before but felt it was worth to point to again. Organizing Matters: The Lesson from Hillary’s NV Win.

I don’t think anyone has mentioned this yet but when MSNBC was putting together tonight’s debate did they not notice they would be running it against both the Michigan primary returns, kind of a big news moment, AND the return of American Idol?

Now granted these debates haven’t exactly been ratings busters but it seems like a little more consideration could have gone into this. After months of no regular television programming my TiVo is actually full tonight with new shows, which means I will be watching the debate on the small TV in the bedroom while I actually spend my time thinking about The Biggest Loser and Simon Cowell.

Just thinking you might want to put this on at a time when people will actually watch it.

Drudge is reporting:

9.3 million watched the ABC Dem debate; 7.3 mil watched the GOP

Tonight FOX News will run a brand new debate between Republicans and to counter-program CNN will be re-running two previous debates. It is a move Wolf Blitzer just described as “unprecedented”.

Which moments did the campaigns think were the best from last night? Easy to figure out, the ones they posted on their Web sites and YouTube. Check them out.

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Last night’s double-header WMUR/FACEBOOK/ABC News debate was filled with fireworks and if you missed it or you saw it and want to learn more you can check out WMUR which has video recaps and results from real-time response tracking.