Political Media Lament “Dryness” of Fox Business Republican Presidential Debate
November 11, 2015
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Tuesday night, Fox Business and the Wall Street Journal hosted a Republican Presidential debate.
Making a concerted effort to keep questions substantive and issue focused, moderator Neil Cavuto went so far as to say the debate was, "not about the moderators." Imagine that. A candidate debate in which candidates actually debate issues. What a novel idea!
Fox Business nailed it. Questions were issue oriented and highlighted candidate policy differences. CNBC's handling of the last Republican presidential debate was so terrible, the debate highlight reel consisted of candidates channeling their inner Gingrich to swat back at absurd questions. The network's handling of the debate caused the Republican National Committee to suspend their relationship and any future debate arrangements.
But because Tuesday's Fox Business debate ran as planned, political writers found the lack of entertaining, non-policy moments dull.
Like Politico's Glenn Thrush:
Try writing about this debate, just try. It's like eating ten lbs. of dry toast with a sawdust chaser
— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) November 11, 2015