it s like a food fight in a fifth grade cafeteria and unfortunately, we re talking about presidential politics. joining us now from new york, nbc news political director and host of the daily rundown chuck todd. and also with us from the beautiful waterfront in tampa, nbc s peter alexander. that s a nice shot. look, we re beaming to peter, it s dramatic tv. where now is peter? we ll do the reveal. and then zoom in. he nods his head lick a model. let s go to chuck todd. chuck, you re from the sunshine state. i m sure you ve been hearing us debone both of the leading candidates. and i m dead serious here. are we too close to this? or does this strike you even in new york as one cynical, negative soul-crushing experience of a political campaign?
the president of the united states through his othrew his on debt commission under bus. president and the united states snats have been such cowards that they have refused to put a budget on the floor for over 1,000 days. so if you re at home and you re hearing all this negativity about republicans, it s because i expect my party to be better than the other guys. and they re not. can you imagine that? he s saying all of this in front of the elite media? still ahead on morning joe, live from miami, we ll bring in dnc chair, debbie wasserman-schultz and congressman verne buchanan and jack kingston. up next, nbc s chuck todd and peter alexander on the dynamics shaping today s presidential primary. you re watching morning joe brewed by starbucks. [ male announcer ] is zero worth nothing?