Presidential Debate
November 4, 2020
Now that the presidential debate season is over, I’ve been thinking about all the comments about “moderator bias.” These accusations are based on some observable actions […]
October 23, 2020
If I were Chris Wallace, I’d be annoyed. This final debate between the two 2020 Presidential candidates was a stark difference from the first (only other) […]
October 14, 2020
Scheduled for this week, the Second Presidential Debate has been canceled, so this gives a moment to reflect on a common characteristic of both debates: the […]
October 8, 2020
Tonight’s vice-presidential debate was a stark contrast from last week’s first presidential debate. Yes, it was calmer, and more civil, yet both candidates continued to dodge […]
September 30, 2020
The highly anticipated first 2020 Presidential Debate started normally enough. Moderator Chris Wallace shared the debate format and assured the audience that none of the questions […]
September 23, 2020
The first 2020 Presidential Debate is scheduled to take place next week on Tuesday, September 29, where President Donald Trump will face off former Vice President Joe Biden. […]
August 26, 2020
It was just announced that the first Presidential debate set to take place in Cleveland on Tuesday, September 29 at the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion […]
March 16, 2020
This may be the last Democratic Party Primary Debate. Moved from my hometown of Phoenix to Washington DC – with minimal staffing and no audience.
March 10, 2020
CNN’s chief political correspondent Dana Bash, “State of the Union” host Jake Tapper, and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos will serve as moderators for this week’s Democratic presidential debate in […]
February 26, 2020
The 10th Democratic Debate was a free-for-all vs. a moderated debate. Candidates put a big bulls-eye on Sanders and Bloomberg, jumped in without being recognized, talked […]
February 20, 2020
NBC/MSNBC wanted and expected big ratings with the introduction of Bloomberg to the Democratic Presidential Primary stage. So the moderators set the tone with a new […]
February 8, 2020
The 8th Democratic Presidential Primary Debate was interesting…although not a whole lot of people were watching. Perhaps it’s a case of political burnout from the State […]
February 5, 2020
Aaahhh, the drama we have had this week: The literal tearing of the State of the Union speech, the interminable wait for the Iowa Caucus results, […]
January 24, 2020
Panel moderators use open-ended questions to incite conversation and closed questions to summarize or exact a short answer from a panelist. But it doesn’t always work […]
January 15, 2020
The 7th Democratic Primary Presidential Debate of 2020 will be known for the Sanders/Warren “spat” about Sanders’ (leaked) comment about whether a woman could win the […]
