Pics of rachel maddow and her partner

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When liberal television host/political commentator Rachel Maddow first appeared on our small screens, her authenticity was a breath of fresh air.

The MSNBC anchor was different from many of the other talking heads with their stiff smiles, emotionless deliveries, and perfectly coiffed hair, and she quickly won over audiences with her compassion and vulnerability on "The Rachel Maddow Show." (In 2018, for example, Maddow famously choked back sobs of grief when reporting on infants and young children being separated from their parents at the United States-Mexican border, per The Washington Post).

It's pretty apparent to those who watch her show that Maddow has a big heart.

Perhaps no one knows this better than her longtime partner, Susan Mikula. While the news anchor tends to keep a pretty tight lid on her personal life, she has recounted in numerous interviews that she kne