Is msnbc seriously thinking of replacing Maddow with chuck todd??

[riversedge]

I do not know if rumor or if some truth here??

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[AngryOldDem]

1. Thread from yesterday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16483414

If she has veto power over Keith Olbermann, surely that extends to Chuck Todd.

If MSNBC really does this, it’s screwed. It’s more than enough that Chuck had MTP Daily.

[riversedge]

7. THANKS FOR POST. actually, I had just read it but perhaps some others did not.

[spanone]

18. Toad is the Political Director for NBC News.

don't know what power that gives him, but any is too much.

[AngryOldDem]

24. Other than MTP Daily

Don’t really see him on MSNBC too much. He’s usually on NBC on election nights. I think MSNBC would see that he’s really not a good nighttime fit for its demographic, unlike NBC, that has a wider audience.

[malaise]

31. I for sure won't watch

Haven't watched since she left for her project

[BlueIdaho]

3. Sounds like a complete and utter disaster.

Toad is terrible.

[Claustrum]

4. If MSNBC does this, they deserve to lose their audience.

If they do this, they have no idea who's Rachel's audience are.

[MichMan]

37. Ratings have been way down since she left.

[frogmarch]

5. If it happens,

the only MSNBC show I'll watch will be The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.

[milestogo]

6. They should move Lawrence or Chris Hayes inter her spot.

[frogmarch]

8. Agreed.

I neglected to say I'd watch Chris Hayes too. Chris and Lawrence.

[Celerity]

22. Nicole Wallace is superb. She has 'it'. Amazing too, given her background.

I love Chris Hayes too, same for Ali Velshi and Alicia Mendez, and like most of the others. Yes, that deffo includes Ari Melber and Mehdi Hasan, who seem to put some here on a stroke-out path. I so wish Maya Wiley would get her own show. She is brilliant.

I detest Fuck Toad and Andrea Mitchell.

I greatly prefer MSNBC over CNN.

[AZProgressive]

29. I like Mehdi Hasan

If there is one MSNBC host that I want to see replace Rachel Maddow is him.

[Celerity]

34. He would be good. I think he is a little too much of a bomb thrower though for the

biggest slot. He would alienate some viewers who like to colour within the lines a bit more.

Strictly talking business now, btw, not my own personal ideological slant.

[DURHAM D]

9. Soon we will be hearing about David Shuster.

[Nictuku]

19. I thought MSNBC fired him

... for a "Me Too" situation.

But I think that was your point.

I've been watching less and less cable news. I get most of my news from newspaper articles posted by DUers here.

My other source is Randi Rhodes, but I've been a fan of hers since 2003. She does her homework (and so do I).

[tishaLA]

45. MSNBC dumped him for doing a test show

for a possible CNN show while he was under contract with MSNBC. I had to check to make sure I remembered correctly and it was *12 years ago*! I can't believe it's been that long.

[Nictuku]

49. Wow! I was so wrong

I thought it was due to him harassing women in the workplace. Thanks for the info.

[MagickMuffin]

10. Maybe a good thing, Chuck would lose viewership

and maybe just maybe the NBC would finally see how toxic ToadyTodd is.

[Nictuku]

20. I remember him from C-SPAN

He was (my least favorite) moderator on Washington Journal before he made it "Big Time". I never liked the guy.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Chuck Todd works for Putin/GOP.

[PhylliPretzel]

13. Rachel has a good team behind her.

Why don't the MSNBC executives ask TRMS staff members with whom they would like to work? They probably know who of all the possible anchors would carry on their and Rachel's work best.
(I particularly like Medhi Hassan's in-depth and follow-up questioning.)

[FakeNoose]

27. I know right?

Rachel's showrunners aren't going anywhere, they still work for the NBC conglomerate. Rachel is temporarily making a documentary with Ben Stiller. Once she's done with that project, she'll be back on TV with a better format. I think she'll be on a couple times per week with a longer show.

Your point about her staff, I agree totally. Those showrunners want to see this succeed, and I'm sure they have opinions about how and with whom they want to work. Chuck Todd is a no-go. If MSNBC executives can't see that, they're hopelessly out of touch.

[blueinredohio]

14. I watch the Rachel show every night

even when she's not there. If Fuck Todd replaces her count me out.

[jcgoldie]

15. Plastic beads??

More like… 💩.

[demmiblue]

16. It's just some randon Twitter talk. No way this would happen. n/t

[Mordred]

17. Rachel likely does not have singular power

to block Chuck Todd like she did with Olbermann. KO is an outsider who burned bridges repeatedly and hasn't worked daily in TV in a while.

Chuck Todd, who I personally don't care for, is the Political Director for NBC News and hosts Meet the Press. He clearly has a power base and fans within the network. Despite all his poor punditry and lacking interview skills, he appears to have friendly personal relations with many.

[BradAllison]

23. Just Twitiots speculating

NBC knows Fuck Toad doesn't draw ratings.

[SharonClark]

25. Clickbait from twitter idiots and embarassing it was posted on DU.

[DFW]

26. Putting Chuck Todd in Rachel's spot

That would be like exchanging a pristine beach on La Digue for a toxic waste dump.

I can think of no rational reason for such a move.

[Hortensis]

28. Who's Campisi? Whatever, I believe MSNBC would put Todd wherever

they could to best help throw the midterms to the Republicans.

There're reasons they spread him and his subversion all over daytime hours in electoral seasons, though, and I believe they must include that day viewers average more gullible and less informed, and evening viewers the reverse. And they all have the same one vote.

I don't believe this'll turn out to be anything.

That said, I wouldn't put anything past NBCInternational/MSNBC's decisionmakers. Might be they'd consider shattering their liberal evening viewership worthwhile if the numbers suggested it'd help the Republicans. Those who imagine business is always all about profits are very mistaken.

And the stakes -- money, power, ideology -- are beyond enormous.

[Blue_Adept]

38. It's just another twitter nobody

A few more followers than the usual, but it's easy enough to do with good hashtagging and retweeting even while being a nobody.

[Hortensis]

41. Got attention with this one. :)

[PatSeg]

30. Ha, ha, ha!!!

Yeah, I don't see that happening.

[themaguffin]

32. Was there even a real source for this?

[Dave says]

33. They'd have to replace me with some ...

… very right-of-center establishmentarian because I certainly won’t watch Chuck Todd.

[ZonkerHarris]

35. Do it. And then we can watch MSNBC's ratings sink to zero

[A Brand New World]

36. If that happens, I will be watching Anderson Cooper.

I like Ali Velshi and have been flipping between him and Anderson since Rachel left. Definitely will not be watching Chuck Todd!

[Brainfodder]

39. Kinda rooting for Tucker Carlson for the spot at this point?

Make him read actual news.

[USALiberal]

40. I wish Joy Reid was replaced, not a fan! Nt

[Torchlight]

43. lol ok nt

[LetMyPeopleVote]

42. Chuck Todd needs to be fired

Todd cannot take the place of Rachel Todd never took the place of Russert. Heck even David Gregory was better than Todd

[Diablo del sol]

44. Ali Velshi

Nothing more to consider, issue resolved.

[USALiberal]

46. I agree!! Nt

[wackadoo wabbit]

48. Me too!

I'm surprised I had to scroll this far to find his name.

[rockfordfile]

47. MSNBC bring in KO. give him a show.

Some democrats are so fking stupid. They just eat their own.

[Cha]

50. Unless msnbc is on a Fast Track

to Kill Democracy! Replacing a Reality Based anchor with a Gaslit Both Sides POS.

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