On December 3, Newt Gingrich spoke to a town hall meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island, New York city. He took questions from the audience. Frank Morano asked him if he would consider a general election presidential debate that included all the candidates on the ballot in enough states to theoretically win the election. Gingrich replied that he would not do that, and that all minor party activity in 2012 would be helping Obama to win.