I had a chance to talk about the race for the Republican presidential nomination with Ed Schultz last night on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show.” As an added treat, instead of the fake-book backdrop, I appeared from my own living room.

Here’s the first of the two segments:

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And here’s the second:

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Follow Steve on Twitter @stevebenen. Steve Benen is a producer at MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show. He was the principal contributor to the Washington Monthly's Political Animal blog from August 2008 until January 2012.