MSNBC had a pretty good night last Tuesday, beating CNN in the election night ratings for the first time. But since then, the network’s ratings have dropped off a cliff. As one dejected viewer explained, she just can’t take any more MSNBC claptrap without some explanation of why they got this so wrong.
If you’re like me, you haven’t turned on the news since last Tuesday when Donald Trump won the election. Personally, I can’t bear to listen to another minute of wisdom from Joy Reid, my friend Lawrence O’Donnell or the admirable Rachel Maddow. I can’t hear Anderson Cooper, or Abby Phillip. Can’t abide getting the lowdown on NPR or from the New York Times’ Daily Michael Barbaro. Or “The View” ladies.
I can’t do it.
I’m not saying I’ll never watch or listen again. But – am I alone here? – my entire body recoils from listening to…
