On the other hand, if you're just being a free mouthpiece for whatever politician is on your show anyway because you're not allowed to actually interview them,

On the other hand, if you're just being a free mouthpiece for whatever politician is on your show anyway because you're not allowed to actually interview them, you might as well tell them to take a hike and present real news and analysis instead, or go for satire. Heck, if the alternative was just letting politicians repeat whatever they want unchallenged, you could do a whole show presenting "alternative facts" and you still wouldn't be any worse off.