Chuck Todd: Obama, Reid Ending Filibusters to Appease Upset Base

NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd: “This has been something that many in the activist base of the Democratic Party have been wanting Harry Reid to do for a while. So I think this is also about a moment of reassurance to the Democratic base who is feeling a little bit, you know, under attack and under siege a little bit because of how poorly the health care rollout is going.”