I re-watched night 2 of the 2nd debate this evening...there was nothing wrong with the questions

[brooklynite]

Some people have been complaining that CNN was overtly attempting to sow division by highlighting differences and criticisms between the candidates. Want to know why? because....there were differences and criticisms between the candidates. Biden-Harris on healthcare; Harris-Gabbard on criminal justice; Castro-Biden on immigration. Before any questions were asked at all De Blasio directly criticized his opponents. Bottom line, there are some broad differences between our candidates' positions, and those deserve to be brought out so people can make informed choices. If all you want are unified stands against Trump and the Republican, there are plenty of forums that will express that...but that's not a debate.

[BeyondGeography]

1. It's because they took so much flack for Night 1

[thesquanderer]

4. I think that's right. Night 2 was much better than Night 1 in terms of moderation. (n/t)

[BeyondGeography]

5. Night 1 was like, "Gov. Hickenlooper, Sen. Warren is anti-bunny

What do you think of bunnies?”

[Hoyt]

2. I thought questions were good, eliciting responses displaying candidate differences.

The last thing I want are softball questions.

I know some responses will be used against us in general election, but I want best candidate we can run.

[sharedvalues]

3. Experts in communication and politics basically agreed

The TOPICS of the questions were focused on issues that Democrats would fight about. That they were divided on.

The questions weren’t about what is best for the country.
They weren’t about how candidates differ from Trunp, or Republicans.
They weren’t about what is best for workers, or women, or the middle class.

They were about the issues that Democrats would fight most over.

The DNC made a huge error turning these over to the networks. They should choose the moderators.