POLITICS: Should Gwen Ifill Still Moderate The VP Debate?

Gwen Ifill, the moderator of Thursday’s vice-presidential debate, is writing a book to come out about the time the next president takes the oath of office.

The book aims to “shed new light” on Democratic candidate Barack Obama and other “emerging young African American politicians” who are “forging a bold new path to political power.”

Gwen Ifill of the Public Broadcasting Service program “Washington Week” is promoting “The Breakthrough,” in which she argues the “black political structure” of the civil rights movement is giving way to men and women who have benefited from the struggles over racial equality.

Can she be fair?