. and presumably no weight on the moderator herself, candy crowley. we've reached out to cnn for their take. this is all happening today as we speak. >> andrea, i try to keep my analysis within kind of, you know, within bounds and not get too worked up one way or the other, but this is ridiculous. candy crowley, we all know, is very respected, was chosen for her kind of deep experience and knowledge covering politics. the idea that she would not be able to ask follow-up questions, the audience will obviously ask the questions, that she would not be able to follow up, maybe hold president obama or mitt romney to more -- a more specific answer, a more detailed answer, actually answering the question rather than getting off on talking points. it's absolutely ridiculous. this is moderators matter. if you needed any evidence of that, go back and watch the vice presidential debate and the way in which martha raddatz didn't make herself the third debater, but added herself in at moments where her knowledge and her expertise were of value to push the candidates to say, you know what? that talking p
