
Consumers of political news should understand that the biases of debate moderators are highly relevant. It doesn’t mean moderators with strong views are incapable of running a good debate, but the networks really ought to make portfolios of their moderators’ political history available for easy public consumption. It is fair to ask what sort of perspective these CNBC moderators bring to the presidential contest.
by John Hayward27 Oct 2015, 7:16 AM PST0

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says the way the establishment is selecting candidates to participate in the upcoming Republican presidential debate is improperly creating a national primary.
by Caroline May14 Oct 2015, 10:32 AM PST0

Sen. Ted Cruz continued his commitment to defund Planned Parenthood during Wednesday night’s CNN GOP debate, even if it means a federal spending bill does not pass because taxpayer dollars for the abortion business are included in it.
by Dr. Susan Berry16 Sep 2015, 9:55 PM PST0

While filming a segment with other stars for The Hollywood Reporter at the Toronto International Film Festival this past weekend, British-born actress Emily Blunt said she regretted becoming a U.S. citizen after watching the Aug. 6 Fox News Republican debate.
by Kipp Jones15 Sep 2015, 2:57 PM PST0

home field advantage isn’t in Fiorina’s favor according to a recent poll of California Republicans in which Fiorina ranked fifth out of the GOP field, with only five percent of the GOP California voters supporting her candidacy.
by Alex Swoyer14 Sep 2015, 9:15 AM PST0

Donald Trump says we have too much political correctness. In the Fox News/Facebook debate, Megyn Kelly asked him a question about not being politically correct, and he objects.
by David Webb13 Aug 2015, 2:25 PM PST0

The Facebook/Fox News partnership for the first GOP debate of the 2016 presidential campaign season resulted in the both the highest audience for any non-sports cable program, and most-watched cable news program in history. The artful coalescing of TV, cable and social media strengths has just revolutionized media economics.
by Chriss W. Street9 Aug 2015, 11:00 PM PST0