VP Debate Moderator Susan Page Is Respected by Both Sides (Newsmax)

I spoke today to Newsmax about the upcoming VP debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, moderated by USA TODAY’s Susan Page. Here’s what I had to say.

Page is bound to excel where Wallace failed. “She has covered presidents from Reagan on and for the most part she has been fair and balanced,” Johnson said.

Political commentator and Washington, D.C., .-based media consultant Stephen Kent said Page is “eminently qualified and ready to host this debate.” She will make history herself during the debate as the first print reporter selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates as a solo moderator.

Even though she is a print journalist, she isn’t camera-shy. She has been featured as a panelist on various political news shows including NBC’s “Meet the Press,” PBS’ “Washington Week,” CBS’ “Face the Nation,” and Fox News’ “Fox News Sunday.”

“She gives people equal love and equal hate,” Johnson said of Page’s frequent TV appearances. Kent described Page as having an “NPR personality” that will “jive well” with the 90-minute debate.