Agreed. I think a good solution would be to give the moderators strict rules, just as they do the candidates. I.e. all questions must be “topic” based and cannot have subtext. Leave it up to the candidates to bring up specifics about one another. For example:
Moderator: “President Trump, discuss your track record on the Economy, you have 2 minutes.”
Trump: “My track record on the economy is great. Look what we’ve done... “...” ... Joe Biden on the other hand wants to raise your taxes and say bye bye to your retirements.
Moderator: “Mr. Biden, your 2 minutes to discuss the economy, sir”
Biden: “Your right! If you elect me your taxes will go up not you know the thing”
Agreed. I think a good solution would be to give the moderators strict rules, just as they do the candidates. I.e. all questions must be “topic” based and cannot have subtext. Leave it up to the candidates to bring up specifics about one another. For example:
Moderator: “President Trump, discuss your track record on the Economy, you have 2 minutes.”
Trump: “My track record on the economy is great. Look what we’ve done... “...” ... Joe Biden on the other hand wants to raise your taxes and say bye bye to your retirements.
Moderator: “Mr. Biden, your 2 minutes to discuss the economy, sir”
Biden: “Your right! If you elect me your taxes will go up not you know the thing”