Quote of the Day: Chuck Todd Hates 'People That Denigrate Politics'

Benjamin F. Carlson May 24, 2010
"I hate people that denigrate politics," he says. "Yes, everything is politicized, but that can be a good thing." While it has an undeniably nasty side, says Todd, politics is ultimately "a battle of ideas."

--NBC News political director Chuck Todd, as quoted in an interview with Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post. (Via Romenesko.)

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