Was the @CNN #DemTownHall staged with the candidates having the questions in advance?

Well, it was CNN and they did have the audience practice clapping....

Townhall meeting: when you never know what they're gonna ask the candidates..or maybe not so much #DemTownHall @CNN pic.twitter.com/mUK6R5W34i

— kaiser wilhem (@kaiser_wilhem) January 26, 2016