MSNBC's New Favorite Republican? Hosts Love 'Thoughtful' Kasich?

Scott Whitlock | July 21, 2015
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[See NewsBusters for more.] The hosts and journalists of MSNBC seem to have found a new Republican favorite, one in the mold of 2012 moderate Jon Huntsman. Daughter Abby Huntsman, a co-host on The Cycle, lamented presidential primary politics, sneering, "You have got to be an entertainer. You've got to feed the far-right what they want."  Before asking how Kasich could learn from her dad's failed campaign, Huntsman described the process, "You've got to sometimes say things you don't always agree with." Fineman, perhaps using liberal journalist code, praised Kasich: "He's a serious guy who thinks about issues seriously."

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