Good lord, Chucky Todd positively giddy

[Atman]

He starts his Romney love fest today by quoting Buffalo Springfield -- "'Something's happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear.' But one thing's for sure, the Obama team must be worried." (Not exact quote, but close." According to Chuck, everything's coming up roses for Mittens, and Obama is practically cowering under his desk after seeing new polls.

He was grinning ear to ear, probably he knows he'll be able to sell more ad space on his pos "liberal" hack-a-thon. I'm still amazed at how many people think MSNBC is the left's version of Fox.

I couldn't turn off the tv fast enough.

[spanone]

1. everything chuck is spewing is pro romney..... unwatchable

[CBHagman]

2. That was the angle on NPR this morning too.

I forget who the reporter was, but there were references made to momentum. Me, I prefer the term overreaction or perhaps hubris.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Must be some NBC-WSJ polling that he "knows" about

and will be overselling going straight into the debate tomorrow night.

Whatever.

[WI_DEM]

4. Chuck cherrypicks polls. Apparently he can't talk about the ABC poll

which has Obama up by 3 among likely voters, but why can't he talk about the PPP poll of Ohio likely voters that has Obama up by 5?

[spanone]

5. those polls don't fit his narrative....'romney momentum'

[davidn3600]

11. Well....too be fair

Many in here cherry-pick too. Many are guilty of "confirmation bias." Only considering data that confirms one's point of view. It's OK, we all do it. But you have to keep it in perspective. There is not much difference between a poll that shows Obama up by 3 and Obama up by 5. Both are within the margin of error of each other.

In reality you can't just look at one poll. You have to look at a bunch of polls that were taken around the same time and view the data as a whole and find a consensus.

[Drab]

6. Now I understand why I hardly see Chuck Todd on The ED SHOW, or POLITICS NATION.

Ed and Al aren't going for that MSM spin crap that Chuck will try to pull to create a story. Maybe he's auditioning for a job at CNN. If so, good riddance.

[earthside]

7. The problem with Todd

Look, Chuck Todd is likely a Democrat.

All I could find is that he worked for Sen. Harkin's 1992 presidential campaign and his wife works for a Democratic campaign consulting firm.

His problem though is that the 1992 job is it as far as real, in the trenches, partisan political campaign experience.

He is a creature of the elite, self-centered, snobby corporate media playpen politics crowd.

I find him unwatchable because he is smug and shallow. I also, for those reasons, don't take him seriously.

That he is 'political director' for NBC without even having a college degree is evidence that he must be a terrific brown-noser ... I'll bet the brass at the network love this guy.

I'll take Chris Matthews or Ed Rollins who have years and years of political experience --- even when I disagree with them or find them 'over-the-top' --- over a forty year old TV personality with limited genuine political background.

[Atman]

9. +1000

[Sybildisobedience]

8. Chuck's debate analysis: Obama can't win and Romney can't lose

To listen to him on Morning Joe this a.m., it sounded like Obama has to find the cure for cancer DURING the debate, and that Romney just has to not rape a child and Chuck might be willing to call it a draw. That's the best the Obama team can hope for.

Oh, and this is the most significant debate ever, in the history of politics.

The whole program was one pro-Romney talking point after another.

And THIS is the network that the right says is our answer to FOX?

[malaise]

10. I switched to the BBC

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