Dana Perino, who will co-moderate Wednesday's Republican presidential primary debate in Simi Valley, Calif., expects a wide-ranging examination of the candidates.
"I had never done that before, because usually I'm on the panel doing the coverage afterwards. But this time because I did the preview of the debate, I actually got to go into the arena and watch," she said.
Perino believes that the candidates are well aware they need"some sort of breakout moment" on Wednesday night so that they can prove they should be among the main rivals to former President Trump, whose lead is commanding. Perino has essentially been preparing to co-moderate the debate since before she was even selected for the gig, since she’s so close with her FOX News colleagues.
Perino said MacCallum and Baier gave her advice on how to control the candidates, and there are rules in place to ensure that the event isn’t plagued with constant interrupting. Ironically, the longtime co-host of"The Five" has plenty of experience dealing with that very same issue. "The Five" figured it out and is now the most-watched show on cable news. It’s unclear if the candidates will take a similar path, but Perino feels a strong debate performance is critical as millions of dollars are spent on ads simply to improve name recognition.
FBN’s special, live coverage will begin at 6 p.m. ET with a special two-hour edition of"The Bottom Line" with Dagen McDowell and Sean Duffy. At 8 p.m., FBN's Larry Kudlow will present an hour-long pre-debate program titled"Countdown to the Debate" with a team of commentators that will feature co-moderators Perino and Varney, along with Martha MacCallum, Bret Baier, Sean Hannity, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Karl Rove and Kellyanne Conway.
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