As in pro football this season, many of the noisiest complaints after political debates have been directed not at the participants, but at the referees
Tuesday’s debate between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was no exception, as moderator Candy Crowley of CNN came under fire for siding with Obama during one of his sharpest exchanges with Romney.
In that moment, Crowley walked into the middle of a national security controversy and contravened the wishes of both presidential campaigns that she remain largely a spectator in the second presidential debate.
READ ON: From the sidelines, Crowley becomes part of story

As in pro football this season, many of the noisiest complaints after political debates have been directed not at the participants, but at the referees

Tuesday’s debate between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney was no exception, as moderator Candy Crowley of CNN came under fire for siding with Obama during one of his sharpest exchanges with Romney.

In that moment, Crowley walked into the middle of a national security controversy and contravened the wishes of both presidential campaigns that she remain largely a spectator in the second presidential debate.

READ ON: From the sidelines, Crowley becomes part of story