If moderators do their job correctly, nobody talks about them afterward. Unless one becomes a legendary moderator like Jim Lehrer, debate watchers don’t remember who the moderator was. Back in 2012 CNN debate moderator Candy Crowley let her bias get the best of her and incorrectly “corrected” Republican nominee Mitt Romney’s remarks about Barack Obama and the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, and her credibility was ruined.
In 2016 another CNN personality, Donna Brazile, leaked primary debate questions to Hillary Clinton, and while she’s not a journalist or a moderator, her actions even further damaged Americans’ faith in impartial and fair political debate moderators.
Back in June, even CNN’s assistance couldn’t help addled Joe Biden in his debate against Donald Trump, setting us up for Tuesday night’s debate between Trump and Kamala Harris.
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