CNN had its hayday in the 1990s...with very little competition. The minute that FOX expanded out and became a threat...CNN started to cave in. If the public trend continues, with FOX still in a commanding lead by next spring...I'd expect some massive changes at CNN in order to ensure profits and survival. They will have to copy FOX and attempt to draw viewers back by doing what FOX does. Expect a 50 percent turn-over in personnel as this happens. Wolf might still be around, and Larry too...but the rest of them will resign than work for a network that is copying FOX.
As I'm sure you are aware, CNN is not a news organization. They are an on-air PR firm. Their primary mission is to provide the DNC with as many votes as possible. As long as there are elections, the DNC will make sure CNN's lights stay on and their message broadcast.
Plus, CNNs global operations are quite popular with socialist/communist governments. For instance, if your European and need a place to go to feel better about paying rediculously high taxes and fuel prices just turn on CNN where they make it a point to critize the US at least once every 5 minutes.