NEW YORK (AP) -- Jim Lehrer says he accomplished precisely what he wanted while moderating the first presidential debate: He got Mitt Romney and Barack Obama to talk to one another.
The former PBS anchor took heavy flak on social media for his light hand during last Wednesday's debate. He asked general, open-ended questions and let the candidates go at it.
Lehrer said in an interview that it was a concious effort to encourage a different kind of debate, one he said Monday will be looked back upon as a watershed. He said his only regret was not getting to more subjects, but he didn't want to do that at the price of ending good discussions.
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