**** Elections thread *****

[wufwugy]

it's amazing that the moderators acting like such children while trump reigned in his more bombastic tendencies ended up making trump look like a wizened adult in comparison.

[JKDS]

cnbc's disdain for republicans was on full display last night. im not sure i can blame the network or mainstream journalists. their audiences like democrats and hate republicans.

it's amazing that the moderators acting like such children while trump reigned in his more bombastic tendencies ended up making trump look like a wizened adult in comparison.

I watched the first half hour then turned it off. Might go back and watch the rest later, idk. The moderators set the tone real quick by skipping the "introductions" step, and going right into attacks. Then they decided to change up the typical format, and refuse to give people the chance to rebut or comment on another candidate's answers. It really did seem like all they were interested in was painting them in a bad light, right from the gate.

Or maybe they were hoping that by turning it into a fight, they'd drive ratings up for a channel which many cant access. Idk. The other two debates at least gave the appearance of objective moderating tho

[wufwugy]

I watched the first half hour then turned it off. Might go back and watch the rest later, idk. The moderators set the tone real quick by skipping the "introductions" step, and going right into attacks. Then they decided to change up the typical format, and refuse to give people the chance to rebut or comment on another candidate's answers. It really did seem like all they were interested in was painting them in a bad light, right from the gate.

Or maybe they were hoping that by turning it into a fight, they'd drive ratings up for a channel which many cant access. Idk. The other two debates at least gave the appearance of objective moderating tho

the reasons i think the moderators acted like this are mainly twofold: (1) they're team democrat. im not sure who among them would even consider voting in a republican primary. (2) theyre celebrities and personalities themselves, so they want the spotlight as well. a far more entertaining debate wouldn't even have moderators who allocate questions like this and instead would have referees who keep the time and fair play and just let the candidates wrestle it out. this strategy has been proposed before, but no hosts want to do it because the hosts themselves want attention.