MSNBC evidently wants to lean left but not too far left.

Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews have been dropped as co-anchors of the nightly political coverage and will be replaced by NBC's David Gregory.

Gregory will step in to balance things out as Olbermann and Matthews have been criticized for being too liberal.

According to Associated Press...

The tipping point appears to have come during the GOP convention when Olbermann criticized MSNBC for showing a Sept. 11-themed video prepared by the Republicans.

MSNBC executives, who had publicly defended their anchors' roles while privately monitoring them throughout the political season, made the change over the weekend after discussions with Olbermann. Despite the controversy around him, Olbermann has been a hero with left-leaning viewers and keyed MSNBC's growth among coveted young viewers.

During her acceptance speech last week, Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin talked about the "Washington elite" not accepting her qualifications for the job. Some delegates on the convention floor began chanting, "N-B-C, N-B-C."

I was hoping that MSNBC would be able to add a more liberal touch to the elections in an attempt to off-set FOX News' conservative-leaning coverage.