Debate moderator Lester Holt talks with Seth Meyers about why he had to cut Martin O’Malley’s time short at the Democratic debate.
It’s time for Lester Holt to answer for the mean, lowdown short-shrift he gave to Martin O’Malley! Many debate viewers have expressed the view that O’Malley was shown disrespect and unfairly targeted by the moderator. Lester Holt did cut O’Malley off, at a time when the candidate said he needed; “Just ten more seconds.” We will never know what would have happened if Holt had been more flexible. O’Malley might have changed the entire course of the debate..Although it’s doubtful. Why – oh why?
As Holt explains, moderators have to juggle the candidates and the time schedule of the event. When you hear the name of the commercial he had to cut into O’Malley’s point to air, the irony is too perfect.