First, since when does a candidate (Bernie) get to ask the questions?

[Jersey Devil]

I am sure the moderators for CNN will ask all the questions. So when Bernie is asked a question, what is he going to do, respond by asking Joe his questions?

I am sure the moderators will ask some questions about health care and wealth taxes, but they will also ask questions about coronavirus, foreign policy, the economy, etc.

Bernie sounded like he wanted to be a moderator for his own debate.

[redstatebluegirl]

1. Well you know the drill, any questions he doesn't like are from the "establishment".

[Thekaspervote]

2. That was my take on it... still thinks he's gonna run things

[Demsrule86]

3. The debate should be cancelled...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

5. There doesn't seem to be much point in it any more.

[PubliusEnigma]

4. Bernie is President in his own private Idaho.

[Sloumeau]

6. That was exactly my first reaction.

I asked myself, "Don't the debate moderators choose the questions? Why would there be any questions that Bernie Sanders knows about that Joe Biden does not?".

I tell you what I think might be going on. For pretty much anyone who has been in politics for a while, there are certain questions that they do not like to answer or prefer not to answer because there may not be a good answer. I think that Bernie is giving Biden questions that he knows Biden will not want to answer, or that are loaded questions, and then, after Bernie gives Biden the questions, he will ask Biden those questions at the debate, and when Biden tries not to answer, he may start saying. "Well, I gave you those questions in advance. Why are you not answering them?"

This may be a last gasp desperation trick on the part of Bernie Sanders to try and make Joe Biden look bad. I do not trust Bernie Sanders because I have seen his surrogates push all manner of lies, and I have seen Bernie Sanders never put a stop to it. Therefore, I believe he is fully in support of making Joe Biden look bad through whatever means is necessary. I just do not trust Bernie Sanders at this point as to his motivation for giving Joe Biden questions in advance.

[LizBeth]

7. He did that with the Democratic platform then spent the last three years claiming a

victory in owning the platform. I hope we do not play this game with Sanders this time around.