Originally posted by Surtur
Before covid caused them to stop, how "independent" were the mods for the debates? I seem to recall a moderator being a little kunt during the whole debacle with Elizabeth Warren accusing Bernie Sanders of saying a woman could never be president. She took Elizabeth Warren at her word and asked Bernie a question that seemed to imply what Warren had said was a fact.That the type of mod independent teams are going to be choosing?
This woman:
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/478340-cnn-moderator-criticized-for-question-to-sanders
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1987 under the joint sponsorship of the Democratic and Republican political parties in the United States. The CPD sponsors and produces debates for U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates and undertakes research and educational activities relating to the debates. It has run each of the presidential debates held since 1988. The Commission's debates are sponsored by private contributions from foundations and corporations as well as fees from hosting institutions.The Commission's exclusion of third party candidates from the debates has been the subject of controversy and legal challenges.
Yeah I'm sure the debates are impartial, just look at who sponsors them 😉