The presidential debates will be moderated by Chris Wallace, Steve Scully and Kristen Welker.

[demmiblue]

Source: NYT

The Commission on Presidential Debates has selected the moderators for the three debates between President Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. this fall, as well as the single vice-presidential debate, according to a person familiar with the planning.

Chris Wallace, the “Fox News Sunday” anchor, will moderate the first debate on Sept. 29, to be held in Cleveland, the person said.

The second debate, a town hall-style forum scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami, will be moderated by Steve Scully of C-SPAN.

And the final one, on Oct. 22 in Nashville, will be moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/09/02/us/trump-vs-biden/the-presidential-debates-will-be-moderated-by-chris-wallace-steve-scully-and-kristen-welker#the-presidential-debates-will-be-moderated-by-chris-wallace-steve-scully-and-kristen-welker

[hlthe2b]

1. While I am glad they chose at least one woman moderator, Kristen Welker would NOT be my choice

Trump will run all over her as she has shown to be the epitome of "bothsiderism."

Shit, Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Weija Jang (CBS), Yamiche Alcindor (PBS), Christiane Amanpour (CNN/PBS) even Katie Couric, would be immensely better IMO. Rachel, normally, yes, but she might be too nice to deal with Trump.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Welker is Black. It will be interesting to see how Trump treats her,

and it could backfire badly on him if he's rude to her, which he almost certainly will be.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Was on Philly TV early in her career

Said something that was just grammatically wrong. I asked even Ivy League grads need remedial English nowadays?
Wouldn't be my choice either. A climber trying not to offend anyone.

[Dream Girl]

9. Don't much care for her. She seems to be positioning herself for the Today Show.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. Trump has rebuffed Kristen Welker many a time for her expert questioning....

He has called her nasty as well when she has aked pin point questions, causing him to change the subject. Biden will be at ease. Trump will do his best to avoid her questions. He does that to avoid telling the truth, Trump will lose. For Joe knows where Trump's weaknesses are.

[hlthe2b]

7. Well, then, I hope that is the Kristen Welker who shows up. If so, great.

I see her too many times acting the role of WH "apologist" so as not to offend.

[Siwsan]

4. I doubt trump* will make it through 3 debates

My gut says his lack of contact with reality will make the first debate a real circus. AND, the debates being held at night will run the risk of coinciding with a bout of 'sundowning'.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. What sort of 3 ring circus do you expect?

I'm thinking Trump thinks himself the greatest MAGAt of all time (who can argue with that?), the debates like a World Series, and he's the slugger trying to win the game with home runs, or the reliever brought in to save the game by throwing smoke. After all, he thinks all the historical figures in American History are with him because he's one of them, naturally. Imperiousness, pomposity, anger, and buffoonery.

[Siwsan]

13. I think he will go off the rails, and have a temper melt down

He won't be able to pull that whole lurking, attempted intimidation routine like he pulled on Hillary. I don't know if he can make it though a single episode of Joe calling him out on a lie. And, if Joe should correct him on, or even appear to be suppressing something close to a laugh at some totally outrageous thing he says - that might be the trigger.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. LOL, remember the way Joe Biden laughed at Paul Ryan?

That was gold.

[Siwsan]

17. I know Joe would never do this, but I wish he'd bring any of the following as his 'guests':

Some of the women currently suing trump*, Mary Trump, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, Michael Cohen, Hillary..... I could go on and on and on.

[Lonestarblue]

19. Remember Reagan's "There you go again."

It was an effective debate strategy against Carter. Biden needs a similar catchphrase he can use repeatedly when Trump has gone off into la la land or is telling another whopper of a lie. I liked his comment that Trump doesn’t seem to know that he’s been president for over three years and this his his America.

[yellowdogintexas]

29. laughing at #45, or appearing to supress a laugh would be awesome

in fact the suppression could become a meme..

However, a deadpan "Jack Benny" look right at the camera could really take off.

There are a lot of cheeky things Biden could do to break #45 's stride; Hillary would not have done them no matter how badly she wanted to because she was in a damned if you do damned if you don't situation.

He could put his face in his hands as if he is weeping...then come up with that Ridin' With Biden grin...

He could just turn and stare at him, hand on chin .

Biden is quite capable of getting him so bumfuzzled that he might just throw down the pen and stalk off the stage. I would pay to see that, frankly

[RhodeIslandOne]

30. A well placed "bullshit" would be great.

Watch the pearl clutchers who support the pussy grabber lose their shit.

[machoneman]

27. Needs a barrier to drop between them after the handshake! Then, the mod's have a silencing button ..

...to kill Trump when he interrupts President-elect Biden's answers and goes on longer than his allotted time.

Finally, his 'countdown' on the next question includes any time he takes to again bring up an answer he failed to finish on previously due to all the lying and blathering.

Can't have him stalking behind our next real President like he did to Hillary.

[Yeehah]

6. Fox "News" deserves no credibility

and to have one of their employees as a moderator is a disgrace.

[hlthe2b]

8. I am ok with Wallace doing it. He's shown the willingess and skill to go after Trump.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. Wallace has been one of the few Fox people who have challenged Trump

and he conducted quite a good interview a few weeks ago. I have no problem with Wallace. Trump would certainly have preferred a tool like Hannity.

[Polybius]

20. As much as it would be awesome, we can't have all of the mods be liberals

Chris Wallace isn't Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson.

[Yeehah]

23. The idea is to have objective journalists, not liberals or conservatives

Are you claiming Welker and Scully are "liberal" because they are somewhat objective journalists? LMAO

Fox "News" is not a reputable news organization by any measure. It is a mouthpiece for the hard right and the Trump administration.

[totodeinhere]

26. No, the commission must be seen as impartial. Freezing out Fox News would allow the right wing a

built in talking point. And I'm sure that Joe will handle anything that Wallace throws at him. Plus as Fox News people go, Wallace in one of the better ones.

[Yeehah]

31. They have normalized a propaganda network that is an organ of the republican party

Accepting Fox "News" as a legitimate news organization is a fucking bad joke.

[keithbvadu2]

11. Not Rush, Mike Huck, and Sarah Huck?

Not Rush, Mike Huck, and Sarah Huck?

Maybe even Ivanka or Barr?

[BlueIdaho]

15. Best of luck, I'm not watching.

Presidential Debates are as relevant as buggy whips.

[old guy]

24. Same here.

Nothing but "reality TV" BS.

[stillcool]

33. me neither...toxic sludge

if there were actual debates, where intelligent people debated a position that would be something else. But any intelligence of an issue, is replaced with antics, accusations, and showmanship. Like fake-wrestling matches, with the referee missing in action.

[Polybius]

16. I can't wait for the debates

Better than sex.

[irisblue]

18. Susan Page of USA Today will moderate the VP debate on 10/7/20 in SLC

Source-https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/02/election-2020-chris-wallace-susan-page-among-moderators-debates/5692241002/

snip-"Page will moderate the vice presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris on Oct. 7 at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City."

more at source.

[beachbumbob]

21. not gonna make trump happy

poor trump

[lamp_shade]

22. Good selection if you ask me.

[Bayard]

28. Remember this Biden quote from 2018?

Washington (CNN)

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he would "beat the hell out of" President Donald Trump if they were in high school over his crude comments about women.

"When a guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, 'I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it' and then said, 'I made a mistake,'" Biden said Tuesday of Trump, according to video of the remarks posted on Facebook by the University of Miami College Democrats.

"They asked me would I like to debate this gentleman, and I said no. I said, 'If we were in high school, I'd take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him,'" said Biden, getting laughter and applause from the crowd at the University of Miami.


Looking forward to these debates!

[Harker]

32. The VP debate should be the best ever...

and I still cheerily remember Lloyd Bentsen skewering Dan Quayle.