Updated 11:30 PM | Apr. 14, 2016What Went Down At The CNN Democratic DebateBy FiveThirtyEightFiled under 2016 Election Carl Bialik 10:58 pm I’ve found several Quora responses, a Monkey Cage post and a Reddit thread, but no reported news article, on why debate moderators don’t have the power to cut off candidates’ microphones when they go over their allotted time. × The best of FiveThirtyEight, delivered to you. Thanks for subscribing!You should receive a confirmation in your inbox shortly. Error: {{data}}. Email Address Morning Distribution (Daily) Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight. Top Stories Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top stories last week. Politics Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories last week. Popular Stories How Bad Could A Government Default Get? Over 100 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Passed In The Last Five Years — Half Of Them This Year The Rise, Fall And Potential Resurrection Of Ron DeSantis