Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

Can Someone Please Vote CNN Off the Stage?

The Democratic debate on Tuesday night failed to showcase important issues because its moderators were too busy showcasing themselves.

July 31, 2019 at 3:48 AM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

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Ten of the Democrats debated on Tuesday night. But the debate was dominated by Jake Tapper, Dana Bash and Don Lemon – CNN’s moderators.

Norm Ornstein got it right: