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Watch: The Fox Debate Moderators Just Revealed How It Will Be WAY Different Than The CNBC Debate
The Fox Business Network/Wall Street Journal Republican debate on Tuesday should prove to be different than the widely panned CNBC debate, if comments by the moderators are to be believed.
Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo, both representing Fox Business, are two of the three moderators for Tuesday’s debate. They both made an appearance on Fox’s The Five to discuss their plans for moderating the debate.
The Five segment started with several headlines from various news outlets showing the difference between the Fox Business and CNBC approaches to debate moderation.
One from Politico reads “For Debate, Fox Business Aims To Be the Anti-CNBC.” Another, in the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, reads “Fox Business Moderators Pledge ‘Real Debate’ In Milwaukee For GOP Candidates.”
Cavuto and Bartiromo then join the host, with Bartiromo saying, “I think it’s the worst kept secret, Neil, that we’re going to stick to the issues.”
Cavuto said, “We’re not the story. They are.”
He also said that he has been approached by many people giving suggestions on what to ask candidates, including a security guard who said, “Don’t forget to get to the bottom of what’s going on with ISIS.”
The moderators were asked about making sure that candidates get equal time to speak, something that has not been the case in previous debates.
Bartiromo said, “Oh, we’re making sure that they’re getting their equal time, just by looking at the questions and looking at who gets what.”
Bartiromo also said that candidates will be allowed to go after each other. She said, though, that it will be over substantive issues. In earlier debates, candidates were often pitted against each other over personal rather than policy issues.
There will be only eight candidates on the stage as opposed to ten, as Christie and Huckabee will be both be joining the earlier debate with candidates Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum.
Cavuto stated, “It’s not up to us to pigeonhole or make any snide comments. Let people who are watching at home snidely conclude where they stand.”
The earlier debate is slated to begin at 7:00 ET on Fox Business Network, and the primetime debate is scheduled to start at 9:00 ET.
What do you think? Will this debate be much different from earlier Republican debates? Share and comment below.
Source: http://www.westernjournalism.com/watch-the-fox-debate-moderators-just-revealed-how-it-will-be-way-different-than-the-cnbc-debate/
