Has Biden ever been interviewed as a candidate on MSNBC? Rachel? Lawrence?

[Fiendish Thingy]

AFAIK, no. (I watch Rachel nightly, maybe missing 1-2 shows a month, and don’t recall seeing Biden on since the debates started in the summer- maybe he was on when he launched his campaign?)

Why not?

(Rachel’s interview of Warren tonight was great as usual, as have all her multiple interviews with all the other candidates...except Biden)

[George II]

1. All part of that "Biden Blackout". We know he'll NEVER be interviewed on Chris Hayes' show.

[highplainsdem]

2. Their bias has been obvious. Same with Chris Hayes.

[TomSlick]

8. Any bias is not apparent to me.

Then again, I'm a life-long Democrat still looking for who to support. Perhaps if I had made my choice for a candidate, I would find evidence MSNBC was biased against my chosen candidate.

I would assume that any Democratic candidate would jump at the chance to speak to Democrats - like me - who are still trying to decide who to support and who watch MSNBC. I also assume that if a Democratic candidate does not jump at that chance it's for a good reason. The question presented is what reason VP Biden perceives.

Assuming there is a bias on MSNBC, if VP Biden can't handle an interview with MSNBC, I worry that he cannot handle the kind of questions he will get from the rest of the media in a general election. If VP Biden cannot face the worst possible interview on MSNBC, he's not nearly as sharp as I think (or at least hope) him to be.

Mind you, he ought to stay away from Chris Matthews only because everyone should stay away from Chris Matthews until he learns to let people answer questions.

[highplainsdem]

13. I haven't heard anything about Biden turning down a request to be interviewed on MSNBC.

What I have heard, especially during prime time on MSNBC, is a lot of bias against him, promotion of other candidates while his front-runner status is virtually ignored.

[TomSlick]

14. I haven't heard of VP Biden turning down a request from MSNBC.

Then again, I seem to have seen every Democratic candidate on MSNBC - except VP Biden.

I am reasonably certain that if VP Biden's press people suggested to MSNBc that he would appear, he could be on any show he wanted, whenever he wanted.

I would like to see VP Biden on MSNBC answering intelligent questions. I'm looking for a candidate who can handle the general election. If VP Biden appeared on MSNBC and made a good showing, he would go a long way toward proving his abilities.

[treestar]

21. +1

Rachel and Joy were giddy after Harris’ ploy in the first debate.

[LakeArenal]

26. Or is in a slump, or hemorrhaging money,

Or gaffe prone, or stumbling or in disarray.

[BannonsLiver]

16. Sounds as though you have a fair amount of bias yourself

Doesn’t sound at all like you’re interested in voting for Biden.

[TomSlick]

17. Not so.

My plan is to vote in the primary based on which candidate is polling best against Trump in the key battle ground states - whichever candidate it is.

[left-of-center2012]

3. So ... ?

I don't like/watch Rachel.

You get 10 minutes of dialogue,
followed by a TV commercial,
and then she gets to her point.

[LakeArenal]

7. Yes.....

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. You get 20-25 minutes of background/depth/context

Before the summation or linkage to “the point”- something that is sorely missing from most coverage of most issues nowadays.

Kind of how Murrow and Cronkite used to report things.

Rachel is definitely not for folks with short attention spans.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. I *love* Rachel for exactly that reason - you get an in-depth look at a topic.

But yeah, people with short attention spans who have become used to superficial 5-minute reports tend not to like her.

[left-of-center2012]

23. It's more about her

Give me the news !

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

29. She does give you the news if you're patient enough to listen to why it's news.

It's not about her. It's about giving people an understanding of why some things are news, which is a rare gift. We bitch about superficial news coverage and whine about how "the media" suck; why would you bitch when someone makes the effort to provide the whole story and not just a headline?

[left-of-center2012]

22. Murrow and Cronkite

Back in the day, they had 15 minutes to do the news.
Then they went to 30 minutes.

They got to the point, and didn't leave you hanging.

[Fiendish Thingy]

25. Murrow and Cronkite both had specials/in depth shows besides the nightly news

I don’t think Murrow was a nightly news anchor anyway, he only did interviews/investigative/in depth reporting.

Maddow doesn’t do the nightly news, in case you hadn’t noticed.

[left-of-center2012]

27. "Maddow doesn't do the nightly news, in case you hadn't noticed"

Nope. Can't stand her.

[TidalWave46]

20. .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Looks like Lester Holt has bagged him for an interview tomorrow night on NBC.

Holt, on broadcast TV, has a bigger audience than Maddow, so that's a good thing, I guess.

[highplainsdem]

5. Holt has several million more viewers.

[Fiendish Thingy]

10. Holt is not half the interviewer Rachel is

But he’s still better than most- Way better than Chuck Todd...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. I think he's quite a good interviewer. After all, he was the guy who got Trump to admit

that he fired Comey on account of the Russia investigation.

[TidalWave46]

19. I think Holt does a great interview.

Then again, my favorite news program of all time is the News Hour With Jim Lehrer and I couldn't watch Maddow for five minutes. I don't get those who can watch such programming. To each their own. RIP to the great Gwen Ifill.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

6. It must be a media blackout... LOL

Bernie will interview anywhere, anytime!!


Bernie/Elizabeth or Elizabeth/Bernie 2020!!
Either way, they're stronger together & can't be bought!!
Jump on the Bernie Bandwagon & join the revolution!!

[tiredtoo]

15. Don't think i have seen Biden interviewed on any cable channel.

Could be wrong so, don't pin me to the wall but?

[TidalWave46]

18. There is an advantage to sitting in the drivers seat.

You control your own actions and simply respond to the shit going around you. I am still of the opinion that Biden should not put himself in the position to answer unscripted questions. I think that is the biggest flaw of his campaign.

[Fiendish Thingy]

24. Why would we want a candidate who can't answer unscripted questions?

That is one of the most important aspects to this vetting process- that a candidate can demonstrate the ability to think on his/her feet, and respond to spontaneous situations.

[TidalWave46]

28. Image is everything. All candidates know that and attempt to assert some level of control.

"Why would we want a candidate who can't answer unscripted questions?"

Where is the wold did I say anyone doesn't have the ability to answer unscripted questions, as you suggest? You literally just made that up as if I said it.

[Fiendish Thingy]

30. From your post:

“I am still of the opinion that Biden should not put himself in the position to answer unscripted questions.”

That is what I was responding to. I think anyone who hopes to be our nominee should be able to answer unscripted questions.