Finally a debate with two moderators who were interested in having the candidates answer questions on subjects that are real issues in the campaign. There was no show business or circus atmosphere that has prevailed in prior debates especially the republican debates. PBS's Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff were the moderators and were the very first women duo to moderate a Presidential debate and what a job they did. They did what a moderator should do and made Megyn Kelly and Maria Bartiromo look so unprofessional. One of the things this writer liked was the fact that when the debate ended it was all over. No Post show to analyize what the candidates said.
Both Clinton and Sanders stood their grown and hit on each other and both spoke clearly. Sanders continues to believe his signature issue concerning the wall street banks and campaign contributions are the road map to winning the democratic nomination. Clinton scored points in her closing statement by saying the nations problems go beyond two issues and named the problems. Clinton is also willing to defend the President's policies that ended the great republican economic recession of 2008, the massive job loses, lowering the unemployment rate and reducing deficit spending.
This writer would like to see more debates moderated by PBS and Ifill and Woodruff. They moved the debate along, stuck to the questions, did not give the debate an opening to get out of hand and ended on time. Ifill and Woodruff were professionals and would not let show business creep into the debate.
The voters, the candidates, PBS, the process and the moderators all came out a winner.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
