This Insurrectionist regularly monitors Chris Matthews'
Hardball show. And while there's little doubt that come November 8th Matthews will pull the lever for Hillary, he has given Donald Trump a fairer shake than other MSNBC hosts. I chalk it up to Matthews' regular-guy upbringing.
Factoid: Matthews did a short stint as a Capitol Hill police officer.
A striking example of Matthews' relative fairness came tonight. After airing a clip of Trump criticizing the police shooting of an African-American man in Tulsa, OK,
Matthews repeatedly pressed Hillary surrogate Stephanie Schriock, the president of the pro-abortion rights EMILY's List, to agree that Trump was "right in saying that." She clumsily dodged and weaved, but under persistent questioning by Matthews,
Schriock eventually conceded "yes, I think so." Said a satisfied Matthews: "that's all I'm asking."