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Why would Morning Joe be from 6-8? How does Stephanie anchoring at 9 affect Morning Joe's usual 6-9am slot?

You are exactly right.

Why does everyone always predict host changes? I could see Candace leaving and maybe Raven but do we have any proof or even any credible speculation? I would say Paula already fills the conservative chair so they wouldn't necessarily need to bring someone else in. I don't know why she's still allowed to host GMA since she's sold herself to political commentary

How will they feasibly go without a news anchor? The news anchor is the easiest way for them to update the broadcast for the West Coast edition. Whenever news breaks Natalie (or Tamron) would update the 8am news update despite Matt and Savannah being on repeat from the east coast airing. Will Matt & Savannah now stick around on set to as late as 11:30am ET? Also I'm very skeptical they'll have a third hour pairing of Al, Willie, Tamron & Billy. That's too much man. I almost guarantee we'll see a new woman brought along whether that be Erica, Dylan or Sheinelle (or dare I say Kelly Ripa)

They anchor from 9-11am on days of major Primaries or Caucuses. They did on the day of the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary. This was the first time I saw them on a set though and not field anchoring. Also the 'main desk' you speak of is no longer the main desk. That desk is now only used for Morning Joe and The Rachel Maddow Show. The desk you saw Chuck and Savannah at is now the main desk which is used by all other programs including MSNBC Live.