I think the winner was Chris Wallace, for not losing his temper and screaming at them.
What a dumpster! Trump totally screwed the pooch in acting the way he did: he had the facts on his side, but he acted like an ass. Then there was Biden, the Empathy Devil, with his derisive laughter and his empty kitchen chair remarks. He definitely wasn’t sundowning last night.
Trump, to his credit, got the Empathy Devil to separate himself from the hard left, somewhat. So it’s possible that the Empathy Devil somewhat alienated part of his base. I still fear, however, that Trump’s behavior just guaranteed us at least 4 years of Communism.
I don't think you and I were watching the same debate. Wallace is not a screamer, but his arguments with President Trump clearly displayed how much he dislikes the President, and how willing he was to take sides instead of being the moderator. He also got pretty prissy about this being "The Chris Wallace Show", and as a result he just got in the way.
Wallace's performance Tuesday night was really the best argument for not having a moderator at all; Wallace is probably going to be the closest to the middle, and he was still obviously on one side of the debate. Let the candidates ask the questions and provide the answers; when the "moderator" wants to take over the show and become what people talk about the next day, there is something very wrong with the process.
If nothing else, eliminating the moderator makes 1-1, not 2-1.
I don't think you and I were watching the same debate. Wallace is not a screamer, but his arguments with President Trump clearly displayed how much he dislikes the President, and how willing he was to take sides instead of being the moderator. He also got pretty prissy about this being "The Chris Wallace Show", and as a result he just got in the way.
Wallace's performance Tuesday night was really the best argument for not having a moderator at all; Wallace is probably going to be the closest to the middle, and he was still obviously on one side of the debate. Let the candidates ask the questions and provide the answers; when the "moderator" wants to take over the show and become what people talk about the next day, there is something very wrong with the process.
If nothing else, eliminating the moderator makes 1-1, not 2-1.