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a kennedy

(29,658 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 08:21 PM Jul 2019

Ha ha, it isn't just DU that doesn't care to much for the toad man......

Lester Holt, who was viewed by Americans as the most trusted anchor in television last fall, made a strong impression on the 1,860 respondents who participated in a new Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult survey on last week's Democratic presidential candidate debates.

Among the five NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo personalities who moderated the June 26 and 27 debates, Holt led the way with the support of 29 percent of respondents in all age groups surveyed, followed by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow (18 percent) and Today co-host Savannah Guthrie (10 percent).

Asked only about Holt, 67 percent of those surveyed said he did an "excellent" or "good" job, compared with only 9 percent who said he did a "poor" job in his role as one of the leading moderators (with Guthrie).

Holt fared better than Meet the Press host Chuck Todd, who received "excellent" or "good" grades from 48 percent of respondents but "fair" or "poor" ratings from a majority, 52 percent.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nbcs-lester-holt-fared-best-democratic-debate-moderators-poll-finds-1222114. Now, will he be gone anytime soon?? AND I only watch Lester Holt's news show.

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Ha ha, it isn't just DU that doesn't care to much for the toad man...... (Original Post) a kennedy Jul 2019 OP
Todd is another died in the wool winger who doesn't want to admit he likes Trumps policies but not uponit7771 Jul 2019 #1
Lester Holt is really good at what he does, very kind man (from everything I've seen) and yes, hlthe2b Jul 2019 #2

uponit7771

(90,336 posts)
1. Todd is another died in the wool winger who doesn't want to admit he likes Trumps policies but not
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 08:26 PM
Jul 2019

... the way Trump portrays those policies.

It oozes out of his skin ... he can't help his false equivalent questions.

hlthe2b

(102,262 posts)
2. Lester Holt is really good at what he does, very kind man (from everything I've seen) and yes,
Tue Jul 2, 2019, 08:36 PM
Jul 2019

I'd describe him as "elegant". NBC audiences lucked out with Brian William's scandal such that Holt was bumped up to lead the nightly newscast.

And, I'm not a Williams detractor. As far as I'm concerned he paid for his big mistakes and has come back appropriately "humbled" (or as much as one can expect). He is good at what he does.

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