NewsNation Earns Bipartisan Praise for Substantive, Well-Moderated Presidential Primary Debate
• NewsNation hosted its first ever presidential primary debate and drew bipartisan praise for the quality of the debate and the moderators.
• Moderators Megyn Kelly, Elizabeth Vargas, and Eliana Johnson kept control of the debate and asked tough, substantive questions of the candidates.
• The debate format gave candidates 90 seconds to respond to questions, allowing for more thoughtful answers compared to prior debates.
• Conservative Tom Fitton's inclusion as a questioner drew some criticism from the left.
• While ratings are still pending, NewsNation proved it can competently host a presidential debate on par with the major cable news channels.