Did anyone see Kellyanne Conway on Rachel Maddow?

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Anonymous wrote:That whole program was highly worth watching. I give Conway credit for going on a liberal program like Maddow's. I thought that it was a very respectful discussion, but it was like Conway is living in a parallel universe and just popped in to remark on how unreasonable everyone is being during this election. She had no answers for any tough questions about things Donald Trump has actually done other than "well, Hillary Clinton did..." There were other times when Maddow just wiped the floor with her, but in a nice way! Trump has really pushed her into a corner. I thought that if Conway was campaigning on behalf of a generic Republican, she would have been very effective, but things being what they are, it was fascinating and a little pathetic.

link (you have to scroll down on the right): http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

Conway gets credit, but it's kind of an odd choice - like Trump holding rallies in states he has no chance of winning. Few RM viewers are likely to be on the fence and considering Trump. Maddow was respectful but held her to account for Trump's behavior to date as well as issues with the relationship with the rest of the GOP.

Absolutely. The only explanation I can come up with is that she knows Trump is going to lose and is just getting as much media exposure as she can, wherever she can. Maybe after this is all over, she can be the token Republican on MSNBC!

Viewing it as Conway's audition for future employers makes more sense. As long as she kept her cool it was kind of a no-lose thing. Given the campaign she has to work with, no one would expect her to do very well against Maddow, and so she demonstrated that she could sit with one of the best the "opposition" has and keep calm and stay on message.

She doesn't need to audition, House Republican leadership has used her for polling numerous times, I've been in the room with her and members. She's not a Corey Lewandowski by any means.

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Anonymous wrote:That whole program was highly worth watching. I give Conway credit for going on a liberal program like Maddow's. I thought that it was a very respectful discussion, but it was like Conway is living in a parallel universe and just popped in to remark on how unreasonable everyone is being during this election. She had no answers for any tough questions about things Donald Trump has actually done other than "well, Hillary Clinton did..." There were other times when Maddow just wiped the floor with her, but in a nice way! Trump has really pushed her into a corner. I thought that if Conway was campaigning on behalf of a generic Republican, she would have been very effective, but things being what they are, it was fascinating and a little pathetic.

link (you have to scroll down on the right): http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

Conway gets credit, but it's kind of an odd choice - like Trump holding rallies in states he has no chance of winning. Few RM viewers are likely to be on the fence and considering Trump. Maddow was respectful but held her to account for Trump's behavior to date as well as issues with the relationship with the rest of the GOP.

Absolutely. The only explanation I can come up with is that she knows Trump is going to lose and is just getting as much media exposure as she can, wherever she can. Maybe after this is all over, she can be the token Republican on MSNBC!

Viewing it as Conway's audition for future employers makes more sense. As long as she kept her cool it was kind of a no-lose thing. Given the campaign she has to work with, no one would expect her to do very well against Maddow, and so she demonstrated that she could sit with one of the best the "opposition" has and keep calm and stay on message.

She doesn't need to audition, House Republican leadership has used her for polling numerous times, I've been in the room with her and members. She's not a Corey Lewandowski by any means.

Managing a national campaign is very different from operating as a pollster, though. I agree she does seem to have the respect of everyone in the party that I've heard talk about her.

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Anonymous wrote:That whole program was highly worth watching. I give Conway credit for going on a liberal program like Maddow's. I thought that it was a very respectful discussion, but it was like Conway is living in a parallel universe and just popped in to remark on how unreasonable everyone is being during this election. She had no answers for any tough questions about things Donald Trump has actually done other than "well, Hillary Clinton did..." There were other times when Maddow just wiped the floor with her, but in a nice way! Trump has really pushed her into a corner. I thought that if Conway was campaigning on behalf of a generic Republican, she would have been very effective, but things being what they are, it was fascinating and a little pathetic.

link (you have to scroll down on the right): http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

Conway gets credit, but it's kind of an odd choice - like Trump holding rallies in states he has no chance of winning. Few RM viewers are likely to be on the fence and considering Trump. Maddow was respectful but held her to account for Trump's behavior to date as well as issues with the relationship with the rest of the GOP.

Absolutely. The only explanation I can come up with is that she knows Trump is going to lose and is just getting as much media exposure as she can, wherever she can. Maybe after this is all over, she can be the token Republican on MSNBC!

Viewing it as Conway's audition for future employers makes more sense. As long as she kept her cool it was kind of a no-lose thing. Given the campaign she has to work with, no one would expect her to do very well against Maddow, and so she demonstrated that she could sit with one of the best the "opposition" has and keep calm and stay on message.

She doesn't need to audition, House Republican leadership has used her for polling numerous times, I've been in the room with her and members. She's not a Corey Lewandowski by any means.

Then what do you think is the reason she went on Rachel Maddow?

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Listening to her hypernasal voice makes me want to jump through the TV and tell scream, "stop talking through your nose"! That, coupled with her message, also makes me want to punch her in her nose. So, no, I try to never watch her.

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Anonymous wrote:That whole program was highly worth watching. I give Conway credit for going on a liberal program like Maddow's. I thought that it was a very respectful discussion, but it was like Conway is living in a parallel universe and just popped in to remark on how unreasonable everyone is being during this election. She had no answers for any tough questions about things Donald Trump has actually done other than "well, Hillary Clinton did..." There were other times when Maddow just wiped the floor with her, but in a nice way! Trump has really pushed her into a corner. I thought that if Conway was campaigning on behalf of a generic Republican, she would have been very effective, but things being what they are, it was fascinating and a little pathetic.

link (you have to scroll down on the right): http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show

Conway gets credit, but it's kind of an odd choice - like Trump holding rallies in states he has no chance of winning. Few RM viewers are likely to be on the fence and considering Trump. Maddow was respectful but held her to account for Trump's behavior to date as well as issues with the relationship with the rest of the GOP.

Absolutely. The only explanation I can come up with is that she knows Trump is going to lose and is just getting as much media exposure as she can, wherever she can. Maybe after this is all over, she can be the token Republican on MSNBC!

Viewing it as Conway's audition for future employers makes more sense. As long as she kept her cool it was kind of a no-lose thing. Given the campaign she has to work with, no one would expect her to do very well against Maddow, and so she demonstrated that she could sit with one of the best the "opposition" has and keep calm and stay on message.

She doesn't need to audition, House Republican leadership has used her for polling numerous times, I've been in the room with her and members. She's not a Corey Lewandowski by any means.

Then what do you think is the reason she went on Rachel Maddow?

I didn't watch it, so I cannot comment on the interaction, but perhaps her line of thinking is 'woman to woman', an attempt to shut her down? RM can't credibly spew that Trump nor his people refuse to answer questions, or appear, etc.

I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

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I didn't watch it, so I cannot comment on the interaction, but perhaps her line of thinking is 'woman to woman', an attempt to shut her down? RM can't credibly spew that Trump nor his people refuse to answer questions, or appear, etc.

I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

RM didn't "spew" anything, it was a very polite interaction without all the interruption and yelling and lying that one sees on Fox shows. Conway had no good defense for RM's strongest points, despite keeping her cool.

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I didn't watch it, so I cannot comment on the interaction, but perhaps her line of thinking is 'woman to woman', an attempt to shut her down? RM can't credibly spew that Trump nor his people refuse to answer questions, or appear, etc.

I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

RM didn't "spew" anything, it was a very polite interaction without all the interruption and yelling and lying that one sees on Fox shows. Conway had no good defense for RM's strongest points, despite keeping her cool.

I was referring to the future tense.

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I didn't watch it, so I cannot comment on the interaction, but perhaps her line of thinking is 'woman to woman', an attempt to shut her down? RM can't credibly spew that Trump nor his people refuse to answer questions, or appear, etc.

I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

RM didn't "spew" anything, it was a very polite interaction without all the interruption and yelling and lying that one sees on Fox shows. Conway had no good defense for RM's strongest points, despite keeping her cool.

I was referring to the future tense.

Oh, ok. Let me correct that:

Rachel Maddow will never need to "spew" anything, she calmly presents her point of view. To be honest, Donald Trump makes her job way too easy at this point.

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I didn't watch it, so I cannot comment on the interaction, but perhaps her line of thinking is 'woman to woman', an attempt to shut her down? RM can't credibly spew that Trump nor his people refuse to answer questions, or appear, etc.

I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

RM didn't "spew" anything, it was a very polite interaction without all the interruption and yelling and lying that one sees on Fox shows. Conway had no good defense for RM's strongest points, despite keeping her cool.

I was referring to the future tense.

Oh, ok. Let me correct that:

Rachel Maddow will never need to "spew" anything, she calmly presents her point of view. To be honest, Donald Trump makes her job way too easy at this point.

You're hung up on a word. She's a partisan, deal with it. So is Hannity, Chris Hayes, and O'Reilly. There are no angles in this conversation.

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I don't disagree with the larger premise that RM's viewership is about likely to change their vote as Hannity's.

Steve Bannon watches Maddow every night. You should have seen her face when someone told her that.

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Anonymous wrote:Listening to her hypernasal voice makes me want to jump through the TV and tell scream, "stop talking through your nose"! That, coupled with her message, also makes me want to punch her in her nose. So, no, I try to never watch her.

Isn't it funny how no one ever complains about Bill O' Reilly's voice or Hannity's voice or any other male host? Hmm.

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Isn't it funny how no one ever complains about Bill O' Reilly's voice or Hannity's voice or any other male host? Hmm.

There are a couple of women on CNN with awful voices. I cannot think of their names right now. Allyson Camerata's voice is very nice, though. Dana Bash is fine, too.

Megyn Kelly's voice is excellent for television. But, I agree that Conway's voice is not pleasant--but she is not a reporter or journalist. I don't think it sexist to complain about a voice that makes you want to turn off the television.

I don't like Hillary--but her voice is not offensive.

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Oh, ok. Let me correct that:

Rachel Maddow will never need to "spew" anything, she calmly presents her point of view. To be honest, Donald Trump makes her job way too easy at this point.

You're hung up on a word. She's a partisan, deal with it. So is Hannity, Chris Hayes, and O'Reilly. There are no angles in this conversation.

"Spew" implies that she is not fair. She is partisan, but fair. She gave Conway the opportunity to come on her show and make her case in a respectful manner. That is more than I can say for O'Reilly, who is very rude to guests who don't agree with him and who regularly states things that are plainly untrue.

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I watched it live. I don't know if I respect Conway more or if I felt sorry for her having to defend such a lousy candidates. At any rate, I was impressed by her reasonableness.

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Of the republican talking heads, I always thought KellyAnne was very respectful and reasonable in debates. I may not agree with her, but she doesn't come across as someone who just is nasty and brings nothing but a few talking points to the table.