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"[Wednesday's]Republican candidate forum will primarily be remembered for two things, I suspect: (1) CNBC's truly awful moderation, and (2) the beginning of the end of Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.
"CNBC: Between the parade of gotcha questions, sloppy moderating, and factual errors, this was an evening to forget for the host network. Almost every single candidate on stage directly called out the slanted nature of the coverage in real time, punctuated by memorable slap-downs from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Co-host John Harwood, whose inclusion on the panel irked conservatives from the moment it was announced, was especially tendentious and argumentative -- repeatedly interrupting candidates and flat-out blowing a fact-check about Rubio's tax plan. Harwood admitted his mistake on Twitter, but not on the air. The entire enterprise, from the production values, to the overall focus, to the flow of inquiries, was embarrassing. Incidentally, why was there no conservative media partner for this broadcast? Was that not a requirement this cycle? (Update: An RNC source tells me CNBC's Rick Santelli constituted the "conservative element" of the forum)." . . .
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CNBC’s John Harwood Is Still Refusing To Admit He Was Wrong . . . "This is why Rubio jumped on him. Marco Rubio knew that Harwood’s facts were wrong. This is why the Tax Foundation president jumped on him. As the actual publisher of the study in question, he knew that Harwood’s facts were wrong.
"Proving once again why he had no business whatsoever moderating the GOP presidential primary debate, John Harwood is apparently the only person in America who doesn’t understand he was wrong. It’s bad enough to aggressively argue with a presidential candidate after being repeatedly corrected on live television. But doubling down and refusing to admit error 12 hours later, after you’ve been repeatedly pantsed by everyone with a basic grasp of the facts?
"That’s just sad. It’s also vintage John Harwood."
Left wing pressure from places like Media Matters hoped to make CNBC as biased as they were last night: " Let's Hope CNBC Debate Moderators Hold GOP Candidates Accountable For Their Fantasy Tax Plans "
"[Wednesday's]Republican candidate forum will primarily be remembered for two things, I suspect: (1) CNBC's truly awful moderation, and (2) the beginning of the end of Jeb Bush's presidential campaign.
"CNBC: Between the parade of gotcha questions, sloppy moderating, and factual errors, this was an evening to forget for the host network. Almost every single candidate on stage directly called out the slanted nature of the coverage in real time, punctuated by memorable slap-downs from Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz. Co-host John Harwood, whose inclusion on the panel irked conservatives from the moment it was announced, was especially tendentious and argumentative -- repeatedly interrupting candidates and flat-out blowing a fact-check about Rubio's tax plan. Harwood admitted his mistake on Twitter, but not on the air. The entire enterprise, from the production values, to the overall focus, to the flow of inquiries, was embarrassing. Incidentally, why was there no conservative media partner for this broadcast? Was that not a requirement this cycle? (Update: An RNC source tells me CNBC's Rick Santelli constituted the "conservative element" of the forum)." . . .
Keep reading.
CNBC’s John Harwood Is Still Refusing To Admit He Was Wrong . . . "This is why Rubio jumped on him. Marco Rubio knew that Harwood’s facts were wrong. This is why the Tax Foundation president jumped on him. As the actual publisher of the study in question, he knew that Harwood’s facts were wrong.
"Proving once again why he had no business whatsoever moderating the GOP presidential primary debate, John Harwood is apparently the only person in America who doesn’t understand he was wrong. It’s bad enough to aggressively argue with a presidential candidate after being repeatedly corrected on live television. But doubling down and refusing to admit error 12 hours later, after you’ve been repeatedly pantsed by everyone with a basic grasp of the facts?
"That’s just sad. It’s also vintage John Harwood."
Left wing pressure from places like Media Matters hoped to make CNBC as biased as they were last night: " Let's Hope CNBC Debate Moderators Hold GOP Candidates Accountable For Their Fantasy Tax Plans "
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