{"id":26449,"date":"2015-10-14T06:20:30","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/anderson-cooper-earns-high-marks-as-democratic-debate-moderator\/"},"modified":"2015-10-14T06:20:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T10:20:30","slug":"anderson-cooper-earns-high-marks-as-democratic-debate-moderator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/anderson-cooper-earns-high-marks-as-democratic-debate-moderator\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator<\/b><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Depending on who you ask, the big winner in Tuesday night&#8217;s Democratic showdown&nbsp;was either <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2015\/oct\/14\/hillary-clinton-won-the-democratic-debate\" target=\"_blank\">Hillary Clinton,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/brian-hanley\/bernie-sanders-won-the-de_1_b_8290498.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Sanders,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2015\/10\/14\/who-won-the-first-democratic-debate.html\" target=\"_blank\">both<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/democratic-debate-topics_561d9183e4b050c6c4a35728\" target=\"_blank\">racial equality<\/a>&nbsp;(for finally&nbsp;being discussed in a 2016 debate). One result&nbsp;was&nbsp;widely accepted though: CNN&#8217;s Anderson Cooper absolutely crushed it&nbsp;as a moderator.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anderson Cooper won the debate,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.redstate.com\/2015\/10\/14\/anderson-cooper-and-hillary-clinton-won-the-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\">wrote Red State&#8217;s Erick Erickson.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He asserted himself as the strongest figure of the presentation, candidates included,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/what-grade-did-anderson-cooper-earn-as-cnns-democratic-debate-moderator\/\" target=\"_blank\">wrote&nbsp;Mediaite&#8217;s Joe Concha.<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;In the end, Cooper showed why he&rsquo;s one of the top journalists in the game: He was impeccably prepared, wasn&rsquo;t hesitant to ask follow-up questions when warranted and didn&rsquo;t offer up one question&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;not one &#8212; that could be considered frivolous or fluffy&#8230; A solid A.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com\/2015\/10\/13\/cnn-democratic-debate-full-transcript\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cooper hammered<\/a> each candidate with questions about their biggest weak spots. He <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/cooper-to-hillary-do-you-change-your-political-identity-based-on-who-youre-talking-to\/\" target=\"_blank\">asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton<\/a>&nbsp;and former Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee&nbsp;about their wavering political stances. He <a href=\"http:\/\/uproxx.com\/webculture\/2015\/10\/anderson-cooper-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\">grilled Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a>&nbsp;and Virginia Sen. Jim Webb for their high&nbsp;marks with the NRA. He questioned&nbsp;former Maryland Gov.&nbsp;Martin O&#8217;Malley&#8217;s record as mayor of Baltimore, a city plagued by recent unrest. And he asked all of the candidates about their electability, putting <a href=\"http:\/\/elections.huffingtonpost.com\/pollster\/2016-national-democratic-primary\" target=\"_blank\">the three&nbsp;Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;who&nbsp;are polling in the single digits in a tough spot.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Cooper&nbsp;repeatedly refused to let candidates dodge questions or give non-answers:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Senator Sanders, you have to give a response,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Senator Sanders, you didn&#8217;t answer the question,&#8221; he said later.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You agreed to these rules and you&#8217;re wasting time,&#8221; he told Webb. &#8220;So if you would finish your answer, we&#8217;ll move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Cooper&#8217;s performance was well-received on&nbsp;Twitter:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anderson Cooper set the bar high for debate moderators. I hope all other prospects took note. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DemDebate?src=hash\">#DemDebate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; deray mckesson (@deray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deray\/status\/654161699512164352\">October 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Total props to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersoncooper\">@andersoncooper<\/a> tonight<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James Pindell (@JamesPindell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPindell\/status\/654136770607640576\">October 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ah, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andersoncooper\">@andersoncooper<\/a> &#8230;.. What a fantastic job tonight. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DemDebate?src=hash\">#DemDebate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crystal Reed (@CrystalmReed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrystalmReed\/status\/654133900919181312\">October 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"embed-asset\" data-provider=\"Embed\" data-title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That was a well-moderated debate. Nice job by Anderson Cooper.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Binyamin Appelbaum (@BCAppelbaum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BCAppelbaum\/status\/654131001321373699\">October 14, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;As Slate&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/the_slatest\/2015\/10\/14\/anderson_cooper_did_a_great_job_moderating_the_cnn_debate.html\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Peters wrote<\/a>, &#8220;I wish he could moderate all the debates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related On HuffPost:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/terms.html\/\">terms.<\/a> It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"all\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/1\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/1\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/2\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/2\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/3\/rc.htm\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/rc.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/rc\/3\/rc.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/a2.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/ach.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/adchoice.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/ach.img\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi2.feedsportal.com\/r\/241225937260\/u\/197\/f\/677065\/c\/35496\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/a2t2.img\" border=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/mf.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C10A0C140Canderson0Ecooper0Edemocratic0Edebate0Emoderator0E20A160In0I8291670A0Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm\" class=\"autohyperlink\">feeds.huffingtonpost.com\/c\/35496\/f\/677065\/s\/4aa8e9d5\/sc\/24\/l\/0L0Shuffingtonpost0N0C20A150C10A0C140Canderson0Ecooper0Edemocratic0Edebate0Emoderator0E20A160In0I8291670A0Bhtml0Dutm0Ihp0Iref0Fgay0Evoices0Gir0FGay0KVoices\/story01.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator Depending on who you ask, the big winner in Tuesday night&#8217;s Democratic showdown&nbsp;was either Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, both&nbsp;or racial equality&nbsp;(for finally&nbsp;being discussed in a 2016 debate). One result&nbsp;was&nbsp;widely accepted though: CNN&#8217;s Anderson Cooper absolutely crushed it&nbsp;as a moderator. &#8220;Anderson Cooper won the debate,&#8221; wrote Red &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/anderson-cooper-earns-high-marks-as-democratic-debate-moderator\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/anderson-cooper-earns-high-marks-as-democratic-debate-moderator\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anderson Cooper Earns High Marks As Democratic Debate Moderator Depending on who you ask, the big winner in Tuesday night&#8217;s Democratic showdown&nbsp;was either Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, both&nbsp;or racial equality&nbsp;(for finally&nbsp;being discussed in a 2016 debate). 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