Tiny Virginia college preps for big-stage debate.

Tiny Randolph-Macon College is set for its star turn Tuesday as it hosts a congressional debate between two faculty members.

Republican Dave Brat, who rode a tea party-backed wave to national prominence by defeating former U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a summer primary, will debate Tuesday night with Democrat Jack Trammell at the school where they both teach.

College President Robert R. Lindgren said demand for tickets to the forum, which will be held in an auditorium that holds about 650, has far outweighed supply. Tickets available in an online lottery were snatched up almost instantly, Lindgren said.

"They disappeared in about three minutes," Lindgren said. "We thought it was a Rolling Stones concert or something."

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