One could easily correlate the cable TV ratings, to what’s happening across the country when it comes to how voting is trending, with republicans vs democrats.
FOX could equal republicans as far as results are concerned, whereas CNN & MSNBC combined would equal the sorry state of democrat control across the country. Republicans control the presidency and the congress (both houses) and soon, POTUS, not to mention how republicans control a great majority of governorhips and most state houses and senates.
So, the sorry state of the democratic party is reflected by the sorry numbers being pulled in by CNN and MSNBC combined.
You are spot on. As depicted in the movie Network “ in the presidential election, and in these ratings, Americans have effectively opened their windows and yelled “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore! “