On Thursday, CNN hosted another Republican presidential debate between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and Rick Santorum, and this time Wolf Blitzer was the moderator.
Several of the questions came from the audience or from participants who asked their questions via video, but Blitzer often added his own spin to the question before having the participants answer them.
Blitzer asked several questions that were aimed specifically to the state of Florida, including the future of NASA and space programs (which is a big part of Florida's economy) and about what to do with the housing crisis (which has hit Florida very hard).
Blitzer also was booed by the audience and scolded by the candidates multiple times for his questions. Santorum chewed into Blitzer for asking about Gingrich's and Romney's personal finances in relation to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, insisting that this was not an important issue that they should be focusing on. Blitzer was also booed by the audience for continuing to ask questions about the candidate's personal finances.
Another thing I noticed during the debate was how Blitzer did not constantly interrupt the candidates to tell them their time was up or to get back to the question at hand, he allowed them to talk. He also allowed for back and forth between the candidates, which created a lot of sparks and arguments between the candidates, most notably Gingrich and Romney (although that is nothing new).
Several of the questions came from the audience or from participants who asked their questions via video, but Blitzer often added his own spin to the question before having the participants answer them.
Blitzer asked several questions that were aimed specifically to the state of Florida, including the future of NASA and space programs (which is a big part of Florida's economy) and about what to do with the housing crisis (which has hit Florida very hard).
Blitzer also was booed by the audience and scolded by the candidates multiple times for his questions. Santorum chewed into Blitzer for asking about Gingrich's and Romney's personal finances in relation to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, insisting that this was not an important issue that they should be focusing on. Blitzer was also booed by the audience for continuing to ask questions about the candidate's personal finances.
Another thing I noticed during the debate was how Blitzer did not constantly interrupt the candidates to tell them their time was up or to get back to the question at hand, he allowed them to talk. He also allowed for back and forth between the candidates, which created a lot of sparks and arguments between the candidates, most notably Gingrich and Romney (although that is nothing new).