Did the Moderator of the Second Presidential Debate overstep her duties?

One of the controversies of the second presidential debate was the moderator’s role. The role of a moderator is to facilitate the debate, while remaining neutral. Moderator Candy Crowley was a subject of controversy after the second presidential debate for correcting a statement made by Governor Romney. In the debate, he asked the audience how quickly President Obama responded to the Benghazi attacks and if he called it an “act of terror”. The moderator argued that Obama had responded quickly and did in fact call it an “act of terror”, which in fact turned out to be incorrect. There were two issues with her comments. First, even if she was correct, she overstepped her duties as moderator by correcting Governor Romney. This could have even been harmful to President Obama if he wanted to correct Governor Romney on the statement. Second, her statement turned out to be false, which she later admitted to on CNN. It will be interesting to see how the moderator acts in the next debate.