at the end of the day and by the way, and by the way, by the way, the health care industry will be appetizing tonight on this program. shannon: debate moderators frequently become part of the highlight reel. let s break it down. fox news media analyst, hoechst of media buzz, howard kurtz. that might have been the dramatic high point. it was a substantive, wonky debate. they didn t force time limits which kept the trains on track but may also have limited any unscripted or viral moments. don lemon, the liberal opinion host on the panel, asked questions blatantly from the left promoting gun control and referring to president trump as a racially divisive bigot. jake tapper and dana did an excellent job. let s take a look at tapper
panel had questions from the left promoting gun control and referring to donald trump is a racially divisive big it but i ve got to say jake tapper and dana bash did an excellent job pressing candidates on their positions, following up when they tried to duck. let s take a look at tapper asking elizabeth ward about the cost of government run medicare for all. are you also, quote, with bernie on medicare for all when it comes to raising taxes on request americans? giant corporations and billionaires are going to pay more. a point of clarification. would you raise taxes on the middle class to pay for medicare for all? costs will go up for billionaires and go up for corporations, for middle-class families costs will go down. he still didn t answer but that kind of persistence, pin down major candidates on two positions that are popular applause lines and democratic primary debates that could be a poison pill and a follow election and that is abolishing private health insurance i