and helicopter arms Kornaki, are unwatchable for me. And IMHO, I have been burnt too many times with Alex Wagner and her often RW-creeping approach, and have never been a fan.
I have been neutral with Melber as he IS a lawyer and I do know that he was the "designated hitter" to bring on some of the worst of the worst RW loons for interviews. I recall he had the infamous Stephen Miller on as an example and I'll never forget his interview with Randy Credico and of all people, the absolutely scary-slimy Felix Slater.
I noticed that Stephanie Ruhle's name hasn't come up but being that I am a "robin" and NOT a "night owl", I have rarely watched her (although if something big was going on, I would listen to the show on my SiriusXM radio in my bedroom, but more often than not, falling asleep halfway through Rachel, waking up partway during Lawrence, and then out again before waking near the end Stephanie's show before they started the re-run of Rachel).
Lawrence has deep DECADES LONG "political" experience that not ONE of the others on MSNBC has. NOT ONE. His calm demeanor is stellar because he knows what he is talking about and doesn't have to go "tabloid".