Todd is a political reporter, regardless of how well he does at it that is his job. Frankly I would expect him to have lunches and dinners and drinks with a wide array of political players from all across the political spectrum. Nothing on the face of it wrong with him having lunch with Husted. The tweet came from Husted, so by definition it is self serving from Husted's perspective. We can't even know for sure that Husted is describing their coversation accurately, whether or not Todd is or is not "in agreement" with whatever Husted believes. And of course the term "redistricting reform means different things to different people. They may agree on the term but not the plan.



Having said all that I don't have much trust for Chuck Todd, he almost always looks for a chance to spin to the right when possible. But we simply don't know enough about their lunch. Given that Husted know made it and part of their discussion "public", Todd needs to clarify what Husted's comments are about given the all of the controversy Husted has been at the center of regarding voter rights.