Chuck Todd Splits US Into ‘Starbucks Nation’ And ‘Chick-Fil-A Country’ (VIDEO)

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“Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday described the 2014 midterm elections as a battle between “Starbucks nation” and “Chick-Fil-A country.”

He split the U.S. into the Democratic urban areas that drink Starbucks and the Republican rural areas that eat Chick-Fil-A.

According to Todd, there are a few Senate seats up for grabs in Chick-Fil-A-loving states like Montana, South Dakota and West Virginia, giving Republicans the advantage. And he said that the major battlegrounds are Colorado and Iowa.

He said that Democrats will need to deploy major get-out-the-vote efforts in urban centers. Perhaps at Starbucks?

Watch Chuck Todd explain this comparison via NBC News:

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  1. That has got to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. How is this guy employed?

  2. He’s already admitted it’s not his job to inform viewers.

  3. While eating an order of waffle fries no doubt.

  4. And yet, his bosses probably think this is quite profound. And clever. And lord-only-knows what else.

    Jeez, this country gets dumber by the day. And our national press deserves a helluvalotta the blame.

  5. This is the new “edgier” MTP?

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