memo to surrogates on Thursday, Romney senior adviser Beth Myers tried to set very low expectations for Romney's performance at the debates.

"President Obama is a uniquely gifted speaker, and is widely regarded as one of the most talented political communicators in modern history," Myers wrote, insisting that Obama had a "significant advantage" because of his "ample rhetorical gifts."

(Nicole Add:) Newt has also generously given his unsolicited advice to Romney on how to conduct himself during the debates for maximum effectiveness. My favorite bit of advice?

Be assertive and be on offense against both Obama and his media

You can be on offense without being offensive.

The strongest reactions I got to my debates came from people who were desperate for someone to stand up to the media and redefine the questions and reframe the assumptions.

Americans are sick and tired of the unending liberalism and suffocating groupthink of the elite media.

If you look at my strongest applause lines virtually every one was taking on the media.

If you caught on to Newt's one trick pony back during the Republican primaries, you were not mistaken. However, how well did that work for Newt? Sad that he thinks this same advice that didn't help him win the primaries will give Romney the edge.