Follow him on Twitter. The latest Democratic presidential debate often devolved in a shout fest between the candidates, but it is the moderators who have come under fire for their performance. #DemDebate, — Emma Vigeland (@EmmaVigeland) February 26, 2020. All Rights Reserved. Daily Beast senior editor Harry Siegel reacted. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign manager, Faiz Shakir, tweeted about the “poorly moderated debate” as it unfolded. TWITTER CALLS OUT BLOOMBERG'S 'FREUDIAN SLIP' AFTER SAYING HE 'BOUGHT' HOUSE DEM SEATS IN 2018 MIDTERMS. The criteria to qualify for this debate was very similar to the requirements for the Nevada debate: Candidates needed to hit a 10 percent polling threshold in at least four Democratic National Committee-sanctioned polls, or 12 percent in two South Carolina polls released between February 4 and February 24. The moderators need to step in more forcefully and regain control in the next segment," New York Times writer Michael M. Grynbaum tweeted.
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) February 26, 2020. CBS News moderators were panned for the lack of control over Tuesday evening’s debate in South Carolina, criticized from both sides of the political aisle for failing to deliver good questions, direct the exchanges between candidates and simply just moderate. Do better CBS, — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) February 26, 2020, can’t say anyone’s winning this debate, but CBS is losing, — Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) February 26, 2020.
Robert Mackey, senior writer at The Intercept, declared that his motto is “No More CBS Moderators.”. It’s been like this every debate.
I promise, Mr. Vice President, we are going to get to you today,” King said. Journalists from CBS News will moderate the 10th Democratic debate, last few days before the New Hampshire primary, South Carolina Democratic debate: February 25, 2020, Pete Buttigieg’s attack on “revolution politics” seemed to denounce what made his candidacy possible, The South Carolina primary is a critical springboard for Super Tuesday, How to watch the first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Pennsylvania’s naked ballot problem, explained, What Trump’s taxes tell us about his foreign entanglements, Miranda July’s enduring love for the weirdo in all of us. Otherwise this is a commercial for Donald Trump. The CBS moderators were also mocked for their "awkward" moment when O'Donnell attempted to wrap up the debate before King told viewers they'd be back after a commercial break.
That was a chaotic start. “I just want this debate to end with hundreds of moderators having a Mr. Meeseeks battle.”. "Awful moderating," Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin simply put. Ugh this is really how we are landing this raggedy plane of a debate? This is way worse than any bad day @TheView hot topics table. Does CBS have a buzzer or something to organize this??? Market data provided by Factset. he moderators have lost complete control of this debate,” editor and chief writer of the Washington Post’s Fact Checker Glenn Kessler, I hope after the next commercial break there are eight more moderators,” The New Republic’s, (RELATED: Joe Biden Claims A Whopping 150 Million People Have Been Killed By Guns Since 2007). MODERATOR: The next question is for— It began the debates in Miami last June with a diverse group of moderators.