I only remember because I was pretty much full time working that entire 2011-2012 process....saw every second of every debate...followed it hourly. I remember it like it was yesterday. I lived it.
I get far less than I wish I did from our debate system.
It’s a moderator’s trap most of the time. The questions are gotcha centric, and they now become part of the debate, and extend more time to their favorites.
Biden should never have been able to get away with what he did in his debate.
Any moderator worth their salt would have shut that down in mere moments. Obviously that moderator thought it as perfectly fitting.