Do you have a favorite cable news political host ?

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Zoo_View said:
I guess if you know little about how urban, suburban, exurban, and rural areas break, Kornacki adds value……..

He also goes off on counties in AREA #1 or STATE #1 as if they matter in a huge way when Biden has already won Arizona.

But, he’s paid to be an “expert” and they gave him a “cool” digital map; so, he pontificates and adds little-to-nothing.
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Who do you watch on election night who's better?
 
Scientific Mapp said:
Who do you watch on election night who's better?
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I look at the returns by county/city - if Hillary underperforms in Philly, I don’t need to see Kornacki’s trained khaki-dork routine.

Philly isn’t just Philly; Philly isn’t just PA; PA isn’t just MI, WI, MN…..

Kornacki is as valuable as in ingrown toenail.
 
SnoopRob said:
I rarely watch any of the "news" shows/channels unless there is a major news story going on, but I do appreciate Anderson Cooper on the times I see him.

Maybe it's just nostalgia, but he just feels like "important news" to me.
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Don't get me wrong, it's not that I dislike Anderson, but he seems to fumble over his words more now than he used to. He doesn't seem as sharp as he once was. I guess father time comes for us all.
 
BillyL said:
Just curious who you might appreciate or respect enough to call a favorite . . ?

I am a big fan of Maddow, but, she's only on once a week these days. I regularly tune in to Ari Melber's 6 PM broadcast and will also hardly ever miss Lawrence O'Donnell's 10 o'clock show . .

Your thoughts . . ?
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I also like Ari and Rachel on MSNBC
On CNN I like and respect Christiane Ammanpour
I also like PBS folks Amna Nawaz and Yamiche Alcindor
 
I've had to turn off cable news. Really, I haven't watched 10 hours of anything on TV since Carolina lost to Alabama.

When I did, Fareed Zakaria was what I considered the most important hour of TV news. I liked Maddow, Lawrence, Nicolle Wallace, Brian Williams, Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC, Ari and Joy-Ann bring a different perspective, John Berman on CNN. I need to watch more PBS NewsHour and Washington Week in Review.
 
dukeman92 said:
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I dislike Anderson, but he seems to fumble over his words more now than he used to. He doesn't seem as sharp as he once was. I guess father time comes for us all.
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I haven't noticed it, but I really don't watch much at all any more.

He's only 57, I hope nothing too severe is going on.
 
Unless there is *actual* breaking news, not what passes as breaking news these days… I see no reason to watch anything other than the half hour of BBC that leads in, and then PBS News Hour.

Anything outside of that is theater and personalities and advertisements.
 
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Not a huge fan of any cable news hosts. The majority of them are akin to the editorial page of the old newspaper. That said, you do get a lot more and quicker reporting of major stories on cable news.

If I had to pick one that I really like, it would be Smerconish. He is not on a lot, and I think he only has one hour long show on CNN Saturday mornings.

I don't agree with him on everything but that is not the point. He discusses issues, with factual details, and presents his viewpoints. He responds in real time (emails sent in during show) before the show ends.

He is opinionated but factual, open minded, and doesn't always fall on one side of the aisle.

Of course his opinions are not for everyone, but it is still a good show. There should be much more like it on cable, rather than the other 98% propaganda shows and echo chambers.
 
No love for Pamela Brown? I usually only tune in to cable news for breaking news stories since I don't do social media, but when I do happen to tune in briefly to just have something on in the background, I find that Pamela isn't afraid to hold her GQP guest feet to the fire when they spout their BS.
 
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