And not for nothing, but if I had to pick one for my own presidency, I'd make her Press Secretary in about 3 seconds flat.

She is very very good at what she does.

My suspicion is that the would be BETTER at lending her voice to the Lawmaking Choir.

The rethug conservatives don't attack her more... Not one push back that I can see...
Then again I don't watch Faux, read Breitfahrt, or the daily caller...
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... but her pressers would last 4 to 5 hours each day. She'd give the long-version answer to every question.

and she wasn't that popular back then. She was pretty new to MSNBC.

Politico -- any excuse for bad framing

Media coverage is very helpful in a crowded field.

Rachel's interview of Senator Warren was well done last night

Politico seems determined to find ways to belittle the blue wave. See their unlikable Warren story, for example. Here, they're depicting Maddow as king- or queen-maker, even though people don't normally get on the show until they're already accomplished. Being interviewed by Maddow can certainly boost popularity, but she is not the owner of the keys to the kingdom.

had a conversation on air about both interviewing any and all Dem Candidates as they announce their runs.

Recall Rachel describing herself as an 'Eisenhower Republican'.

She dislikes republicans with a passion. Eisenhower warned against to gross accumulation of wealth and the military and big business dictating to the rest of the country.