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judeling

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17. I love Nicole but

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Mon Aug 10, 2020, 10:43 AM

Aug 2020

MTP would not be a good forum for her. It is important that the Sunday shows retain a bit more confrontational style as they are the pivot point for messaging and administrations point to them to control the weekly news cycle. Her mix of empathy and humor wouldn't quite work.

I lean towards Ali Velshi mainly because he has the money side of it down pat and that is totally lacking in anyone of the others.

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NBC Head Reportedly Floated Nicolle Wallace to Replace Chuck Todd on 'Meet the Press' [View all] Dennis Donovan Aug 2020 OP

Never happen in a million years gab13by13 Aug 2020 #1

Democrats are boycotting his show now, and there are more of us. Numbers matter in TV. Squinch Aug 2020 #10

I think... Mike Nelson Aug 2020 #2

Racheal Maddow would be the natural choice beachbumbob Aug 2020 #3

No, her own show takes up a lot of time. JI7 Aug 2020 #6

:) Just a bit of a downgrade in that time slot? Hortensis Aug 2020 #12

Nicole's last segment North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #4

Chuck gotta go. He's annoying as hell. nt oasis Aug 2020 #5

Chuck is a tool for Republicans BlueJac Aug 2020 #7

This turn on Chuck is kind of interesting. So many have been saying for years that he's Squinch Aug 2020 #8

Todd's an extremely competent RW agent, and I've Hortensis Aug 2020 #13

There is a chance since Andrew Lack is gone still_one Aug 2020 #9

"Meet the Press" would be watchable again. Vinca Aug 2020 #11

I hope not. MTP is supposed to be nonpartisan (although it never is) ... eppur_se_muova Aug 2020 #14

She's A Republican Operative. jayfish Aug 2020 #16

Get rid of chuckie todd Gothmog Aug 2020 #15

I love Nicole but judeling Aug 2020 #17

I think Ali TuxedoKat Aug 2020 #18