2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPredict the time division by candidate for the first debate
I have never seen a debate where every candidate received equal time, as moderators trend to focus on frontrunners, controversies and hot take issues. As a result, I don't think there is any chance that, say, Chafee gets as much face time as Clinton.
Based on the state of the race and recent news, here is my predictions for tone each candidate gets:
Clinton - 50%
Sanders - 30%
O'Malley - 10%
Everyone else - 10% total
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Clinton 50% all questions concerning emailghazi
The rest is up for grabs.
yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)So I can see it played that way. Most want to hear from who they support.
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)I think they'll give Bernie a decent amount of air time too.
HerbChestnut
(3,649 posts)Except I wouldn't be surprised if O'Malley gets shuffled in with Chafee and Webb based on his national numbers. I think CNN is gearing up for a duel between Sanders and Clinton with the subtext of Biden lurking in the shadows.