It was a good idea on the McCain camp’s part to get the rules changed so prevent any follow-up questions. But I’m still curious to know whether it was the rules that prevented Ifill from asking any follow-ups or pressing the candidates to answer the actual questions, or whether she just didn’t do as good a job as Lehrer.
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