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2016 Postmortem

Garrett78

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8. We agree about the current reality, but that's not my question.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #7)

Thu Sep 17, 2015, 01:04 AM

Sep 2015

I'm asking if primary debates have always been moderated by such obvious partisans. Or if this is a new development. Or at least a development that has strengthened. When a noted conservative talk radio host is moderating a debate, there isn't even an attempt at displaying impartiality or what some might call journalistic integrity. But has that always been the case? Was that the case in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008? Or is this largely the product of partisan cable "news"/infotainment programs that have produced celebrity partisans?

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Question about primary debates. [View all] Garrett78 Sep 2015 OP

In my memory, they were always moderated by people who at least pretended to be impartial. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2015 #1

Primary debates are relatively new... brooklynite Sep 2015 #2

When did primary debates begin? Garrett78 Sep 2015 #3

From what I could find, 1948 Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #6

Anderson cooper is doing the democratic debate yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #4

And that's what I'm hoping to determine. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #5

They were republican moderators so of course yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #7

We agree about the current reality, but that's not my question. Garrett78 Sep 2015 #8