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Debate Moderator Just Sent A Seven-Word Warning To GOP Candidates
Following the backlash over perceived bias displayed by the CNBC moderators orchestrating the third Republican presidential debate, several candidates joined forces to ensure future debates would focus on substantive issues instead of infighting and innuendo.
As the dozen remaining White House hopefuls prepared for Tuesday’s debate, Fox Business Network host Neil Cavuto – one of the event’s moderators – explained that viewers can expect a policy-driven debate with an emphasis on fiscal issues.
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— Neil Cavuto (@TeamCavuto) November 10, 2015
“All the big issues are economic,” he explained. “They’re all driven by people’s sense of security with their jobs, whether they’re paying too much in taxes, whether Social Security is going to be there. We don’t have to go for gotcha questions or get snarky about it.”
Cavuto did make it clear, however, that none of the debate’s moderators intend to lob any softball questions. In an apparent reference to the reaction of several candidates to the questions asked during the CNBC debate, he warned candidates to be “careful about looking like whiners and babies.”
For his part, Cavuto said he wants to remain “invisible,” adding his only noticeable contribution should be asking questions that spark relevant answers from the candidates.
No matter how much he and his fellow moderators prepare, however, he acknowledged that it is impossible to please everyone.
“As we get closer to the caucuses and primaries,” he predicted, “some candidates are going to get desperate. Some of them are sweating. They’re losing donors, or their poll numbers aren’t good. Even if the question is perfectly sound, you’re going to lash out at the questioner.”
Do you expect the moderators of Tuesday’s debate to ask substantive questions? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/debate-moderator-just-sent-a-seven-word-warning-to-gop-candidates/
