Women moderate presidential debates all the time so I don’t see why she should feel so bloody important and ground breaking.
She is the first calorically over-advantaged female moderator, she she’s got that going for her, which is nice.
I was thinking the same thing. This is not at all new to have a woman moderating a debate. I bet they were applauding that a not so pretty woman would be allowed to have center stage for so long.