{"id":2348447,"date":"2024-10-02T01:11:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T05:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-debate-moderators-quickly-come-under-fire-for-helping-tim-walz-even-worse-than-abc\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T01:12:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T05:12:57","slug":"vp-debate-moderators-quickly-come-under-fire-for-helping-tim-walz-even-worse-than-abc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-debate-moderators-quickly-come-under-fire-for-helping-tim-walz-even-worse-than-abc\/","title":{"rendered":"VP Debate Moderators Quickly Come Under Fire for Helping Tim Walz: &#8216;Even Worse Than ABC&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvp-debate-moderators-quickly-come-under-fire-for-helping-tim-walz-even-worse-than-abc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2348447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u2064 the \u2062perception of bias during the recent\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">vice presidential debate<\/a> held between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance. Many viewers\u200c expressed concerns that the debate was \u2062unfairly slanted against\u2062 the Republican candidate, likening it to the\u200d previously criticized presidential debate where Vice President Kamala Harris faced former President Donald Trump.\u200b Critics pointed to a specific instance when the moderators transitioned \u2064from discussing \u200dHurricane Helene to \u2062pressing Vance on Trump&#8217;s stance on climate change, which\u2064 some saw\u2062 as inappropriate and indicative \u200dof bias. Various commenters on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/curt-schilling-not-elected-to-baseball-hall-of-fame-in-final-year-on-the-ballot\/\" title=\"Curt Schilling Not Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in Final Year on the Ballot\">social media voiced<\/a> their \u2062frustration with the moderators&#8217; choices of\u200d questions and their perceived favoritism towards the Democrats. This sentiment suggested a broader dissatisfaction with the level of\u2062 neutrality in the debate, with\u200d some arguing that the moderators \u200dwere &#8220;guiding&#8221; Walz&#8217;s responses and creating a disproportionate debate environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many believed that the Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was egregiously one-sided, given the two moderators repeated insistence to &ldquo;fact-check&rdquo; Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Many others are now saying that Tuesday&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-leaves-tim-walz-alone-awkward-moment-debate-even-starts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vice presidential debate<\/a> between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio was similarly weighted against the Republican ticket.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in the eyes of some, Tuesday&rsquo;s debate was even worse.<\/p>\n<p>One such example came when the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-orchestrates-effort-help-helene-victims-supporters-step-incredible-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> came up.<\/p>\n<p>The CBS News moderators quickly pivoted from there to question Sen. Vance about Trump&rsquo;s views on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jd-vance-turns-tables-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-avoid-climate-change-trap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate change<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JD VANCE on climate change:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s important for us, first of all, to say Donald Trump and I support clean air, clean water. We want the environment to be cleaner and safer. But one of the things that I&rsquo;ve noticed, some of our Democratic friends talking a lot about is,&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F168HegthK\">pic.twitter.com\/F168HegthK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1841288937429475804?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Many saw this move as a clear sign of bias by the CBS News&nbsp;moderators.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow&hellip;.they&rsquo;re making the Hurricane Helene question about CLIMATE CHANGE.<\/p>\n<p>Americans lost their lives, their homes were destroyed and in response, the Biden\/Harris admin sent billions of dollars overseas.<\/p>\n<p>And the moderators immediately go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-jd-vance-turns-tables-on-moderator-brilliantly-targets-kamala-harris-to-avoid-climate-change-trap\/\" title=\"Watch: JD Vance Turns Tables on Moderator, Brilliantly Targets Kamala Harris to Avoid Climate Change Trap\">climate change&#038;hellip<\/a>;pathetic.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sav_says_\/status\/1841285955967504584?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Wow&hellip;.they&rsquo;re making the Hurricane Helene question about CLIMATE CHANGE,&rdquo; Turning Point USA&rsquo;s Savanah Hernandez wrote. &ldquo;Americans lost their lives, their homes were destroyed and in response, the Biden\/Harris admin sent billions of dollars overseas.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the moderators immediately go to climate change&hellip;pathetic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Others noted their opinions via social media that CBS News&rsquo; choice of debate questions appeared biased.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The CBS moderators are even worse than the ABC. This is horrible.<br \/> Would you deport children from parents. EVERY QUESTION is loaded for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoSnerdley\/status\/1841287013464490480?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The CBS moderators are even worse than the ABC. This is horrible. Would you deport children from parents. EVERY QUESTION is loaded for Democrats,&rdquo; Bo Snerdley, formerly of &ldquo;The Rush Limbaugh Show,&rdquo; posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The CBS moderator just helped Tim Walz. Asked him to respond to JD&rsquo;s allegations, then cited 2 of the allegations. They&rsquo;re guiding him back to his script<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jack Poso &#127482;&#127480; (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1841287616336962005?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The CBS moderator just helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tim-walz-scrambles-visibly-shaken-moderator-presses-china-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Walz<\/a>. Asked him to respond to JD&rsquo;s allegations, then cited 2 of the allegations. They&rsquo;re guiding him back to his script,&rdquo; Jack Posobiec of Human Events wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amazingly, these moderators are worse than the last debate. I&rsquo;m in awe of just how awful they are.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LB (@beyondreasdoubt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beyondreasdoubt\/status\/1841289328187920795?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Amazingly, these moderators are worse than the last debate. I&rsquo;m in awe of just how awful they are,&rdquo; another X user posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A completely random aside from Norah O&rsquo;Donnell designed to critique Trump after the moderators immediately pivoted to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Another 3v1 debate? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rNdbl0XLVM\">pic.twitter.com\/rNdbl0XLVM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMaineWire\/status\/1841287237779988776?\">October 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A completely random aside from Norah O&rsquo;Donnell designed to critique Trump after the moderators immediately pivoted to climate change,&rdquo; another X user noted. &ldquo;Another 3v1 debate?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Similarly, there are claims that the recent vice presidential debate featuring Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio was also unfairly tilted against the Republican side, with some arguing it was even more biased than the previous debate. A notable instance occurred when Hurricane Helene was discussed; CBS News moderators quickly shifted to ask Sen. Vance about Trump&#8217;s stance on climate change, which many interpreted as a clear indication of bias from CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Savanah Hernandez from Turning Point USA expressed her frustration on social media, highlighting how discussions about Hurricane Helene were redirected towards climate change despite the devastation caused by the hurricane and criticizing government responses as inadequate. Others echoed similar sentiments online, pointing out that all questions seemed designed to favor Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Bo Snerdley criticized CBS moderators for their questioning style, suggesting they were worse than those from ABC and accusing them of leading questions aimed at Democrats. Jack Posobiec noted how a moderator appeared to assist Tim Walz by referencing specific allegations against Vance during his response time.<\/p>\n<p>Overall reactions indicated widespread disappointment with how debates were moderated this election cycle, with many feeling that bias against Republicans was evident in both question selection and moderation style<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2348448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Moderators.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36546,22276,37043,36113,35401],"class_list":["post-2348447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-media-controversy","tag-moderators","tag-political-debate","tag-tim-walz","tag-vp-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Moderators.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}