Hard to say if he'll be better or worse. Todd was a liberal dem assistant, then political blogger/commentator. He is a politics junkie and occasionally recognizes democratic BS. Steppy, on the other hand, acts like he's still on the Dem payroll.
That monkey-looking guy considered news and MTP as entertainment. Todd, at least realizes it's journalism.
Bottom line; mostly more of the same ol' same ol', although we are seeing even NBC hosts pile on Obie.
Just a note on Up Chuck....I once heard him say that he had the opportunity on occasion to actually be responsible for wording of questions on the NBC/WSJ poll.
I DID ABSOLUTELY