MSNBC names four renowned female journalists as moderators for November debate

[demmiblue]

The fifth Democratic presidential primary debate in Georgia will have four moderators, MSNBC announced on Wednesday — and all of them are women.

Moderating the Nov. 20 event, which is being co-hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, will be Rachel Maddow, host of "The Rachel Maddow Show" on MSNBC; Andrea Mitchell, host of "Andrea Mitchell Reports" on MSNBC and NBC News' chief foreign affairs correspondent; Kristen Welker, NBC News' White House correspondent; and Ashley Parker, a White House reporter for The Washington Post.

The debate will likely feature a smaller lineup of candidates than the dozen who qualified for October's debate in Ohio — only eight candidates have qualified for the debate stage so far, according to an unofficial NBC News tally. It will also be shorter than the three-hour October debate — it's scheduled to air from 9 to 11 p.m. ET.

It will air live on MSNBC and will also stream on MSNBC.com and the Post's website, as well as across mobile devices via NBC News and the Post's mobile apps.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/msnbc-announces-four-all-star-all-female-moderators-november-debate-n1071026?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[Iliyah]

1. Mitchell - ugh

[Gamecock Lefty]

2. Boo, Mitchell, Boo!!!

[NurseJackie]

32. I wish Gwen Ifill was still with us instead.

[samnsara]

3. i may actually watch the debate this time

[jrthin]

4. Mitchell is like a bad virus; she just won't go away. UGH.

[montanacowboy]

5. Andrea Mitchell?

Anyone but her, she needs to go, leave, go home to Alan and never come back. Bad decision.

[BigMin28]

7. That's probably why

She keeps working. Easier the avoid that old, mean sack of bones she married.

[left-of-center2012]

6. Not Rachel Maddow !!!

I quit watching Rachel Maddow long ago because it takes her 10 minutes of dialogue
and a TV commercial before she gets to the point.

[BigMin28]

8. I like Rachel

No one can explain what these dimwits are up to better than she can.

[left-of-center2012]

9. And it takes her forever to get to her point

[LanternWaste]

19. Short attention spans are hip in the 21st century.

Can be tough to form an opinion when we're not given bullet-point, commercially-oriented responses.

[redstatebluegirl]

28. Short attention spans seem to be handed out to people like candy these days.

If you can't say it in a tweet it isn't worth their time. Not the sharpest knives in the drawer.

[gibraltar72]

11. Then you are missing a lot.

Rachel is an artist. She paints with words. No one can lay it out like she can What seem like random words are actually brush strokes.

[dewsgirl]

15. +1000

[Tarc]

12. Rachel is for people who have attention spans longer than that of a goldfish

I appreciate the in-depth coverage.

[femmocrat]

17. I agree.

I usually skip her first half hour. Life’s too short.

[obamanut2012]

23. such an epic fail

[left-of-center2012]

24. Yes, she is

Thank you

[Miguelito Loveless]

27. It's called context

and is key to understanding complex issues.

Not everything can be summed up in a bumper sticker/meme.

[SKKY]

30. Like your facts on a well-written bumper sticker?

Yea, Rachel likes to give you a lot of context. Not sure why anyone would think that's a bad thing, but hey! I'm a different breed of cat I suppose. I like knowledge. It's fun to know things.

[ritapria]

31. Rachel is a brilliant Person

But I often think she thinks we're stupid ...She repeats the same point over and over again ….I gave up on her show several months ago ….Can't her producers get her to stop the endless repititions ? I know she has a ton of fans on DU who won't like me criticizing her but It's what I really believe …….

[JaneQPublic]

10. Thank God no Chuck Todd this time...

...and his sophomoric "Show of Hands" questions.

[Tarc]

13. Mitchell isn't so bad as long as her Clinton Derangement Syndrome is kept in check

I've actually rather enjoyed some of her post-2016 work.

[TidalWave46]

14. No need for four of them.

There just isn’t.

[Polly Hennessey]

16. I'd take Mitchell and Welker out of the mix.

Iffy about Parker. Oops, that leaves Rachel. How about Katy Tur, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace, and Rachel Maddow. That’s a lineup I’d tune in to see and hear.

[femmocrat]

18. I like Ashley Parker!

I could do without Andrea Mitchell though. I never watch her. Can’t stand her hemming and hawing and breathless voice.

[CTyankee]

20. I feel sorry for Andrea. She is stammering a lot lately. Maybe this is her "swan song" before she

packs it in. Whatever happens, she'll be lionized as usual by the MSM...

[virgogal]

21. I never heard of 2 of them.

[chillfactor]

22. Could do w/o Mitchell. n/t

[redqueen]

25. What? I thought it was just Rachel and Andrea.

Two seems sufficient. What the heck?

[TreasonousBastard]

29. WaPo is co-hosting, so need a WaPo person. But...

still could do with only two.

[calimary]

26. Good.