2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: ABC, CBS, And NBC News Have Made An INTENTIONAL Decision To Ignore Bernie Sanders [View all]Samantha
(9,314 posts)Rachel Maddow is under contract with MSNBC, and I believe if commentators there want to continue to work there, they have no other choice than to abide by the network's rules.
I have seen Rachel Maddow interact with Bernie Sanders more than once, and I believe she does like him. She also invited him to come back to her show any time he wanted. I do believe she prefers Clinton but that is just my gut talking. If she does have a preference for Clinton, she is certainly entitled to it.
But think back to when Keith Olbermann left. He started looking for another position when he learned COMCAST was going to merge with NBC. His reason for looking for another position was that he feared Comcast would try to muzzle him, and he could not handle that.
So perhaps muzzle is a good word to use when trying to ascertain why MSNBC commentators to do not deliver critical analysis about issues such as the TPP and candidates like Bernie Sanders. Perhaps they have been "muzzled."
Sam