[Alberta's Child]

I have a different take on this. The moderator's job isn't to be impartial. The moderator's job isn't even to be a moderator.

The moderator's job is to make sure the election appears close enough that people will actually tune in to his network for the next six weeks. If Lester Holt exhibited any bias in favor of Clinton, it's because his network bosses told him she's losing this race.

[goldstategop]

Nobody is watching the MSM.

I click off CNN instead of watching the insufferable talk from pundits who know nothing about America.

I have to say its death rattle is going to be immensely satisfying.

People hate it even more than they hate Hillary.

[poconopundit]

Agree there's the need to feed the media beast: if the horse race isn't close, there's no reason for the campaigns and SuperPacs to double down on paid advertising.

Another key motivator is peer pressure -- avoiding ridicule or scoring a victory. To bag a big game like Trump would earn a moderator [hit man] a mighty fine trophy. But Trump's cunning and experience enables him to escape MSM plots every time. More often than not, the hunter himself becomes the fool.