Today was the debut of David Gregory's new show on MSNBC, Race for the White House. In essence, the show features 6 segments discussed over by a 4 member panel. Tonight's panel was great, with Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough, Eugene Robinson, and Chuck Todd offering their opinions and views. Okay, maybe Robinson and Todd are no good, but I hope Maddow and Scarborough remain regulars, as both got into several heated arguments with each other that were both highly substantive and highly entertaining. The biggest surprise for me, however, was how well David Gregory fit into his new role as host. Think of him as a more lively, more personable Tim Russert, or a less lively, less opinionated Dan Abrams. As long as the panelists stay as good and the segments stay as lively as they were today, Race for the White House could prove to be a huge success for MSNBC.
Verdict with Dan Abrams also debuted tonight. Nothing much to note here, as Verdict pretty much follows the same format as Abram's old self titled show, but again I must say that I love the "On Their Trail" segment. Abrams, although he blatantly injects his opinion into topics, is never tilted towards one candidate, or for that matter, one ideology, over the other. On one issue he might agree with Obama; the next McCain; the next Clinton. It's just really refreshing to get commentary without a clear bias behind them.
With that being said, I encourage all of you to check out MSNBC's new primetime lineup. Gregory's show looks very promising, Matthew's is getting better, and Abrams continues to "tell it as he sees it". (The only downside is the none-stop bias of Keith Olbermann, formerly the best MSNBC host.)
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