Kamala Harris Crushed Donald Trump...And Voters Noticed | The Focus Group Podcast

Kamala Harris crushed Donald Trump in this week's debate...and swing voters noticed. CNN's Dana Bash joins Sarah to discuss her new book, this week's debate, her experience as the co-moderator of the June 27 debate, and the role of moderator fact-checking in both debates.

[bleeder]

You’re WRONG Dana, fact checking blatant lying to millions of voters MATTERS and is essential. Promoting lies by deliberately ignoring them does Not educate America!

[eliseleonard]

Please, Sarah! Fact-checking by definition means that the person who lies more SHOULD get checked more. It’s wrong to both-sides that.

[Candyliz]

Facts checking is *THE JOB* of the Press/ Media. PERIOD.

[aislingfarrell]

The media have totally failed to handle Donald Trump. ABC did better than anyone to date.

[olafbigandglad]

"ABC took a different approach". Yeah, they did. They took the correct approach.

[Babbs_On]

Smh. Dana. Really? ABC gained a ton of respect by factchecking those moments in the debate. It's disturbing to see you and your colleagues placate this guy while picking apart eveything about every other canidate.... lost all respect for Dana.

[ldfm-zr]

Dana, I am sorry but not answering a question is NOT the same as out and out lying about murdering babies. And also the opponent won’t be taken seriously or believed by an audience when they contradict their opponent. The moderators should absolutely do it! It was fabulous and much needed! (I am a retired journalist with a journalism degree)

[kathymitchell]

If whoever debates Trump has to fact check him, they wouldn't have time to say anything else.

[funnygirl]

When the news knows that someone said a lie and 60 million people are watching they have an ethical obligation to say that is a lie. How do you not understand that Dana?!?!

[inaneglory]

News flash Dana, holding Harris to a higher standard while grading Trump on a curve is the definition of putting your thumb on the scales. All credibility shot.

[WoodlandT]

Refusing to fact check blatant and dangerous lies is irresponsible and un-journalistic. The fact checking in the debate was balanced if the trigger for a fact check is absolutely, unequivocally false and harmful lies. And it was. If Harris had said something as outrageous as trump did, they would have fact checked her. It’s his fault he was checked more than her. End of story

[cathymata]

I disagree with lack of fact checking Harris... She did not tell blatant lies, like Donald....

[Andrea-ndzu]

CNN, Dana Bash, and Jake Tapper blew the debate they were handed. ABC got it right. Listening to Dana Bash ramble on is just exhausting!

[josemendez]

Dana making excuses for why the Press is failing is laughable. Do your job.

[RobertScottAudio]

Sigh, the way Dana struggled through Sarah's questions about CNN's non fact checking... So much wrong with journalism today. You don't just stand by and allow blatant lies to be spread around, Dana. Please don't do any more debates.

[cindithompson]

I like the way ABC fact checked over the way CNN did not.

[dustmagnet]

Don't want to be fact-checked? Don't tell outrageous and dangerous lies.

[marjorieskinner]

Bull shit. He needed to be checked by the moderators because the truth is too important to skip over it. He is a LIAR...PERIOD

[ChristinaSmith-qokp]

My ex-husband is a 70 year old, white man who's always been pretty racist. He said it's remarkable that we'll have a black woman for president in his lifetime. What's more remarkable is that he's voting for her. 🌊🌊🌊🌊

[feanacar]

I would really really like to see CNN start covering the mental decline of Donald Trump