First on TVNewser: Former U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. is now a political analyst for NBC News. He is appearing on MSNBC for the first time tonight on David Gregory's Race for the White House. Ford had been an analyst for Fox News Channel since March 2007. He appeared on FNC during primary coverage, most recently on March 11.

The five-term Democratic Congressman gave up his seat when he ran for the Senate in 2006. He lost in a close race to Republican Bob Corker.