It looks like we may have to forget about the idea of a one-on-one debate between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.
Though Ignatieff is gamely tweeting this morning a renewed challenge,
The consortium debates are set. How about that one-on-one, Mr. Harper?
we are also hearing this from CTV's Robert Fife, aboard Stephen Harper's plane.
Tory campaign insiders say Harper won't take up Ignatieff challenge of separate one on one TV debate. #elxn41 #cdnpoli
*****Update: The Prime Minister, in an early scrum in Newfoundland, said he's not interested in multiple debates and blames Ignatieff for bowing out of the one-on-one challenge.
There's been some speculation this morning that the Prime Minister wasn't even serious when he mused aloud yesterday about the one-on-one. The CBC's Kady O'Malley and Macleans' writer (and former Liberal PMO speechwriter) Scott Feschuk have been having a hilarious conversation on Twitter, actually, which includes the speculation that Harper is increasingly acting "like a man locked out of his office."
The Liberals are circulating a YouTube video this morning, in a bid to show that Harper is off his game. I'm not sure that's what it shows -- more like a seasoned politician who knows how the drill works (and when it doesn't). But here's the video, and you can judge for yourself.

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