Chuck Todd predicts: 'Nobody gets out' after New Hampshire

Chuck Todd doesn’t foresee New Hampshire’s primary winnowing the field like the Iowa caucuses did last week, when three Republicans suspended their campaigns following poor results.

“Well, I think the consequence now of what happened Saturday night is, I think no matter what happens here — barring one of the candidates sort of skyrocketing or an upset over Trump — I think it means now nobody gets out,” the “Meet the Press” moderator said Monday on NBC's “Today,” referring to Saturday’s Republican debate. “I think it means New Hampshire doesn’t winnow the field.”


Marco Rubio went into Saturday with perhaps the most momentum after a strong third-place finish in Iowa, but he missed his “opportunity to take control of this race,” Todd said. “He knew everybody was going to come after him. That’s what makes Saturday night so perplexing. … He wasn’t ready. He ended up blowing an opportunity that I think could have meant securing the nomination, believe it or not, if he had had as good of a night as he ended up having as bad of a night.”