So, the candidate's supporters are now pointing to teevee ratings as some sort of indirect indicator for election prediction polls?!
Seems like "look! a squirrel!" to me.
I’m not saying it’s any indication of polls.
You are inferring something I never said nor even implied.
What I am saying is that among those seeking to draw a conclusion, there is a significant cherry picking of references from which they are attempting to draw context.
The raw context would be better served to compare the FNC numbers to the previous FNC numbers, or the previous CNN numbers, which are platforms holding a similar market penetration.
Alternatively comparing CNN or MSNBC numbers is best done against their previous counter programming numbers.