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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Lou Dobbs would be really good.
Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham would be good. I don’t like Bill O’Reilly, as was suggested. He’d be spewing forth just to sound like he’s a tough guy. I would actually like to hear Michelle Malkin’s name brought up. Also Tucker Carlson, Eric Bolling, Lou Dobbs. Lots of good choices.
Definitely not Anderson Cooper or Kelly.
Yes, Cavuto has a heart (no pun intended) and is a civilized gentleman. Grreat idea.
Ugh! CNN should have been denied debates for AT LEAST THREE election cycles for that travesty. Does the FEC do ANYTHING at all to enforce fair elections? What a complete crock that was. I seem to recall that she later apologized for getting it wrong, too.
Those two are too far right for the left...
GREAT IDEA actually
IIRC Ms. Ingraham is Trump’s sparring partner.
Cooper maybe. Whatshername no way.
Would love to see Lou Dobbs as a moderator.
I don’t care for O’Reilly, either.
Lou Dobbs and Michelle Malkin would be good.
Wouldn’t bother me a bit...
That would be great.
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