Former Congressman Ed Case is starting to get impatient. 

One month since he proposed a series of 25 debates with Democratic opponent Mazie Hirono, Case wants to know when the two Senate candidates can go head to head. 

Another month has passed and the clock is ticking down,” Case wrote in an email sent by his campaign. “The U. S. House’s 2012 schedule shows that you will only be in session for 73 of the 192 days remaining until the August 11th Democratic primary. Even allowing for travel time, you have at least 100 full days available at home including eight full weeks.”

The Hirono campaign said last month that it would release criteria for joint appearances.

I don’t believe you have released your criteria or agreed to any such appearances,” Case wrote.  

What do you think of Case’s idea? Is 25 debates a reasonable suggestion? To put things in perspective, there have been 19 televised debates among Republican presidential candidates since May 2011. 

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