Chuck Todd has just been appointed chief White House correspondent for NBC News.

[babylonsister]

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Todd To the White House?

MSNBC is announcing that Chuck Todd has just been appointed chief White House correspondent for NBC News.

I must say I did not expect that. And it seems like an odd choice. Not a bad choice, but not at all what I would have expected from them.

Let me be clear. I'm a big, big fan of Chuck Todd. In addition to being a very shrewd political analyst. He's a great generational turnover from a cadre that's mainly in its 50s and 60s.

But I don't think of him as a beat reporter like that, more of an analyst, an explainer of the details of the whole political scene.

It may be an inspired choice. Just for political smarts I think Todd probably blows away all the competitors for the slot. But not a choice I expected, though even as I write this post I'm starting to warm to the idea.

Thoughts?

Late Update: Grooming him for the future? TPM Reader DC writes, "expanding the resume. More things to come in 3-4 years?"

[ErinBerin84]

1. I posted this in the media forum earlier and

like TPM , wondered how it would work out....wasn't expecting it. Savanna Gunthrie (sp?) too....what are everyone's opinions on her? She's ok I guess, but like I said in the other thread, I just remember her hanging out in Alaska when she was supposedly reporting on Sarah Palin, while doing little actual reporting on her...am I remembering correctly?

[valerief]

2. Cenk Uygur says he's an ass. Says Retchin' Gretchen's an ass, too. nt