Holt, Wallace among presidential debate moderators

Tim Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence will be moderated by CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano on October 4 at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens during a primary debate sponsored by CNN at the University of Miami in Florida on March 10. The relative newcomer to this venue is less known.

Brian Fallon, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton, said the campaign was “extremely grateful to the bipartisan commission for its continued work in preparation for the debates”.

Raddatz stood out all the more against last cycle’s presidential debates, moderated in large part by a prior generation of broadcasters taking their last lap.

Donald Trump’s campaign is set to visit Detroit, Michigan on Saturday to reach out to African-American voters.

The nine Democratic debates showcased Clinton as an experienced debater, although the highlight may have been Bernie Sanders’ curt dismissal of all the attention being paid to Clinton’s “damn emails”.

For these debates, despite the conflicts and the liberal moderators, there will be a significant viewing audience. The other half will be asked by the moderators directly. Questions perceived as either too soft or too hard-hitting can earn a day’s worth of headlines.

Wallace, 68, is the chief Washington correspondent and anchor of “Fox News Sunday”, which airs on Fox TV affiliates as well as the Fox News Channel on cable.

The FBI released internal documents from its investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email servers during her time as secretary of state. Due to Trump’s personality and flair, there is tremendous interest in this year’s presidential race. That clash continued well into 2016, and Trump allies have been public in saying they don’t want Kelly at a debate.

But even if the moderator job can draw heavy fire, it offers a prestigious stage that can burnish a reputation.

Steve Scully, a senior executive producer and political editor at C-SPAN, will serve as backup moderator for all the debates.

The Commission on Presidential Debates on Friday unveiled the list of moderators, which had been hotly debated in recent weeks.

The first Republican debate drew 24 million viewers, while an average night of “Sunday Night Football” boasts only 21 million. The Sept. 26 Hofstra debate could be the most viewed in debate history, possibly one of the most viewed television events of the entire year.

The debates should give voters the opportunity to see all the candidates on the ballot, discussing important issuesso that the people can make informed decisions about the direction of our country.