Posted on 08/30/2016 2:14:35 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
A new poll naming the top two choices for moderators among respondents had Trump fans furious, as many believed it was biased against their candidate.
According to the survey by Morning Consult, the top two choices named for debate moderator were CNN’s Anderson Cooper and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, both of whom have a difficult history with the Republican nominee.
Cooper was first with 34 percent, while Kelly was second with 25 percent. Fox’s Chris Wallace — the only candidate in the top six who either wasn’t identifiably liberal or has a difficult history with Trump — finished third with 22 percent.
Bob Schieffer of CBS was fourth with 17 percent, while Wolf Blitzer of CNN and Lester Holt of NBC tied for fifth with 16 percent.
A quick look at the poll makes one wonder just how unbiased it was, however. In the top 20 respondents, only four — Wallace, Neil Cavuto, Bret Baier and Hugh Hewitt — were either centrist or leaned conservative.
Meanwhile, here are some liberal media stalwarts who managed to make it: Rachel Maddow (10 percent), Martha Raddatz (8 percent), Chuck Todd (the key figure in the DNC email scandal got 7 percent), George Stephanopoulos (5 percent, and may we add he also worked for Bill Clinton?), Chris Cuomo (6 percent), Don Lemon (5 percent) and Gwen Ifill of PBS (3 percent).
Something tells me that might not be the most balanced of polls.
It’s worth pointing out that this is just a poll, not anything that would definitively pick the moderators for the three debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. However, it’s hard to see that the moderators won’t come from this list, which makes it all the more scary.
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“Fox’s Chris Wallace — the only candidate in the top six who either wasn’t identifiably liberal or has a difficult history with Trump “
Chris Wallace?
You gotta be kidding me.
In the first debate last August (the Kelly sham) he was a smirking libturd.
His interviews are of the nature “Mr. Trump, why do you hate women and are you a racist?”; for Mrs. Clinton: “Why does Trump hate women and isn’t he a racist?”
Header misleading-—Conservative Tribune is trash.
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Anyone know how/who picks them?
I can’t stand Bob Schieffer.
That may be the objective—Shielding Hillary!.
Old Toe Sucker....ROFL...
My choice for moderators:
Michael Savage
Loud Dobbs
More fake breaking news that should be under chat or bloggers. Seems to be a pattern with this one.
“Lou Dobbs”.
Yepper!
This was predictable I hope the Trump Camp have a plan in place and ready to go.
ugh!!! I had forgotten!!! thanks :(
But, no matter who the choice is, Hillary Clinton will need the questions a weak ahead of the debate.
Absolutely no news folks.
Other than that it should be someone unbiased and unknown so as not to draw attention away from the candidates.
To insure impartiality perhaps two mods, one of each persuasion but totally fair and not given to any partiality.
Is this Team Clinton’s way to get Trump to dump the debates, so Hillary won’t have to face him?
It sounds like something they would do. They have been trying to figure out a way of getting Clinton out of debating Trump since the conventions. She wouldn’t mind facing the other 2 (Stein and Johnson), because few would watch that one.
Why get all bent out of shape about a non-binding poll?
A liberal white haired homosexual and a self absorbed, wannabe pornstress, what’s there to complain about?
Frankly Scarlett, I think you are on to something. Fat chance but nice idea.
Let them have lib moderators. Trump shined in all debates. I loved the CNBC one where Trump slammed the false questions and the lady asks Trump, “where did I come up with this information then?” Then mid-debate other hosts came out of the woodwork to help “attack” the candidates. Trump shines when he has to take on the World.
The worse case scenario is a RINO-type who does not come across completely biased. Either you get Hannity or you go with lib central who cannot help themselves but asking load questions that Trump can discount and say whatever he wants.
useless, misleading posts like this are seriously degrading the quality of FreeRepublic
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