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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSHOCK POLL: 90.3 Percent Are Done with Morning Joe
Written by Ben Meiselas
After we reported that Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski admitted to bending the knee to Trump at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, we decided to conduct a survey to see if it impacted viewers of Morning Joe. We were Morning Joe fans, and it made us not want to watch them again. We wanted to see if MeidasTouch viewers felt as we did.
We surveyed 9,686 people, and the results were shocking: 90.3 percent of those surveyed say they will not watch Morning Joe ever again. Its sad that Morning Joe screwed over its audience like this and lost the credibility and trust it had gained from us and others.
As we said in our previous post, corporate media revealed its true colors during its atrocious both sides election coverage. I dont know why we expected Joe and Mika to be different, especially since their paycheck comes from Comcast. But I guess I hoped somehow they were different. However, like most corporate media, they are submitting to Trump and trying to normalize his anti-American authoritarianism before his term even started.
Let me be clear: We will never submit. We will never back down. We will never appease Donald Trump. This isnt just a resistance in vague and ambitious termsthe Meidas Mighty is building the infrastructure that rivals corporate media but is powered by the people. Five billion views over the past two years. We are people-powered. Pro-democracy. Pro-normalcy. Fearless. Relentless.
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/shock-poll-903-percent-are-done-with
Dennis Donovan
(25,505 posts)It's pretty clear given how invested they've become in MJ criticism. Personally, I'd watch a 3-4 hr Meidas show with some of the same guests that appeared on MJ in the runup to the election.
Sympthsical
(10,217 posts)Which can certainly be lucrative.
Not sure that's what we really need after this election, but they're going to get that bag if they have to confirm every bias to do it.
Cirsium
(796 posts)rather than
Well then it's a pleasant Tuesday, indeed.
The Wandering Harper
(609 posts)"BAD NEWS FOR TRUMP!"-flavored headlines leading up to the election.
Big turn off for me
rog
(742 posts)... I stopped following those clickbait links.
D23MIURG23
(3,083 posts)Yeah, OK. 🙄
jimfields33
(18,837 posts)I wonder how many are in that 2 million who currently watch it. They need a poll on only people who watched and will they continue. Thatd be an interesting poll.
calimary
(84,306 posts)I havent liked or trusted Scarborough since I first discovered him.
Dennis Donovan
(25,505 posts)Back when MSNBC wasn't very watchable.
calimary
(84,306 posts)I kept wondering who is this guy and why does he rate a show on MSNBC?
Ive never understood what the appeal of this guy is.
keep_left
(2,412 posts)...who were elected as a really dumb "voter backlash" to Bill Clinton as President. Scarborough served as a Representative from Florida's 1st District from 1995-2001. The "class of 1994" were known for real viciousness, especially with regard to the poor or marginalized, and they were also totally uncompromising and obstinate in their views. We soon had government shutdowns, Newt Gingrich throwing tantrums on Air Force One (not to mention network TV), etc.
Since his departure from elected politics, Scarborough has moderated in his views somewhat, but he would still be considered quite conservative by conventional standards. Of course, we are no longer in a time of conventional standards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Scarborough
calimary
(84,306 posts)Whenever I think Im pretty sharp on these things, I ALWAYS (ALWAYS ALWAYS) discover how many people there are who know so much more ABOUT so much more than I do (or know how to access the info)!
keep_left
(2,412 posts)TheKentuckian
(26,181 posts)keep_left
(2,412 posts)It was a trend that was in vogue years ago for some reason, I think shortly after 9/11. (The Hannity show also dated to the time right after Alan Colmes died). There were a lot of those dumb shows, and way too many of them on Fox News: "Hannity's America", "Skinnerville", "From the Heartland with John Kasich", "Janet Parshall's America", ...
Trueblue1968
(18,112 posts)gay texan
(2,860 posts)House of Roberts
(5,683 posts)It was Squint (Joe), and the Meat Puppet (Mika).
City Lights
(25,298 posts)Squint works too, LOL.
AZ8theist
(6,491 posts)The way he kissed Trump's ass in 2015/16 was part of the impetus for me to cut the cord.
Haven't seen the show since but for a couple of YouTube clips.
beaglelover
(4,051 posts)He also hasn't watched any of the usual shows he used to watch on MSNBC and CNN. He's done with their bullshit and lies.
Flatrat
(148 posts)When they pandered to and fawned all over then president elect Trrump.
Remember Joe is and always has been a republican.
There are so many more choices for news and information. People are bypassing corporate media and joining Bluesky and getting their news directly.
SocialDemocrat61
(2,828 posts)the Neville Chamberlain of cable news.
Mme. Defarge
(8,529 posts)ananda
(30,812 posts)or anyone else on cable news.
Jose Garcia
(2,845 posts)SoFlaBro
(3,347 posts)House of Roberts
(5,683 posts)I used to watch CNN in the morning until Chris Licht fired Brian Stelter and ended Reliable Sources. I was watching BBC News in the morning until the election, but haven't even turned it on anything of news except one Fareed Zakaria a week ago.
Right now I'm just grazing the DU thread titles and looking at a very few things that I want to know about.
Cha
(305,385 posts)I Cut All M$FM in November 2002.
AverageOldGuy
(2,052 posts). . . what happens next? I doubt MSNBC will fire him.
Magoo48
(5,336 posts)SpankMe
(3,242 posts)Quanto Magnus
(1,010 posts)Maybe they should have been more honest the first time.... Now that shit is coming back to bite them...
FSogol
(46,503 posts)Moostache
(10,161 posts)This country is not run rationally or sanely and I refuse to participate in any more. I hope people who decided to either not vote or voted for this atrocity get EVERYTHING they voted for. Its time to let them all find out.
*(If you need it - CLEARLY all that follows is ):
When deportation camps go up in January and round ups and family splitting and detentions in separate locations happens, well...I fucking tried to tell you so...
When tariffs go into effect and imported goods become expensive and no domestic option is available, I fucking told you so, don't cry NOW...
When pre-existing conditions and health insurance costs skyrocket, I fucking told you so about THAT too...
When Russia annexes Ukraine and NATO dissolves - giving Putin free run at Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and Poland next, don't worry...your orange idol promised a stern talking to for Putin (of course, he will be RECEIVING that talking too...but I fucking told you so about THAT as well...)
When the Gazans are sacrificed and the Jews liquidate them, not my concern...eggs still cost too much.
When Trump pardons himself for all crimes and declares himself above all laws, I mean what can you do? Gas is STILL too much.
When your wife (or daughter/niece or just some female that you once felt warmly about) dies of sepsis in a Texas Emergency Room parking lot, too bad, so sad.... Trump 2024 baby!!! Libtards are pwned brah!!!
When your parents become sick and bankrupt, just convince them to "self-eliminate" and hurry up and die faster to avoid post-mortem bills, but seriously, what could you have done - vote for a woman? a woman of color? a multiracial woman of color? Clearly not...
When hungry children living in poverty end up becoming uneducated criminals due to lack of any options, hey, feeding them breeds laziness and is self-defeating, amirite?
And when the media starts fully gaslighting you all on orders form Il Duce, just hope he decides your group is still not up for elimination or persecution just yet...I'm sure that Mika and Joe and the rest of the sell outs will be there to show you someone ELSE getting hurt worse and convince you that its just necessary medicine and everyone needs to just accept it.
UTUSN
(72,396 posts)Skittles
(159,240 posts)people either stay and fight, cut and run, or SUCK UP TO THE ENEMY
DO NOT SUPPORT ANYONE WHO DOESN'T FIGHT
dchill
(40,467 posts)I could not fairly be in the poll. I do question the judgment of someone who liked or trusted him. He's a Republican for many reasons.
meadowlander
(4,717 posts)If I want to listen to men bloviating over women who can't get a word in edgewise, I don't need to turn on the TV to do it.
SocialDemocrat61
(2,828 posts)and he told me years ago that off air, they are both horrible people.
dchill
(40,467 posts)... they're pretty horrible on the air, too.
krkaufman
(13,730 posts)So 90% of who random poll respondents or Meidas Touch viewers?
BOSSHOG
(39,836 posts)I polled every registered voter in my home. 100% For freedom and democracy. Not one dissenter.
bluboid
(680 posts)Thanks for everything you do to keep us informed.
surfered
(3,078 posts)Blue_Tires
(55,776 posts)Which is why I still believe Joe and Mika were ordered to kiss the ring by NBC brass...
Keepthesoulalive
(575 posts)They chose not to be professional , they chose their paycheck and fame.
Oneironaut
(5,768 posts)Basically, what The Young Turks hosts are doing.
Crowman2009
(2,804 posts)Recently I came upon a video in which they talk about Gaza in which Ana acted calm. But when she found criticism about little Benny Shapiro by some random small Twitter account, Ana went apeshit!
Littlered
(39 posts)Like it or not we are stuck with Trump. I dont have have a problem with them talking to, or interviewing him.
Doodley
(10,360 posts)if they kiss the ring of a fascist.
mizogan
(42 posts)As well as Press briefings from press Secetaries from the WH, Military and other cabinet Heads.
Evolve Dammit
(18,603 posts)bucolic_frolic
(46,970 posts)Interesting that Popok kind of split off Legal AF into a separate YouTube channel. Sounds like things might be in the works.
Earthrise
(15,704 posts)I want to see to what extent the viewership drops this week - that is solid, meaningful data.
I watched 5 minute on Monday and read more about what they said here at DU.
I used to record the show and watch every show. No more. I dont miss it.
I wondered about what the MSNBC hosts would do post election. I thought a few might leave the country. I never, ever imagined anyone would go kiss Trumps dick - you know how amazing their groveling felt to Trump. The evil character grows ever more powerful with each person they conquer.
soandso
(1,155 posts)They're so inauthentic, going which ever way the wind blows. They've always been like that. Before their affair was acknowledged and she was still married to her first husband, she would fawn all over Squinty and I thought it was sickening. This pic sums them up:
berksdem
(678 posts)Joe and Mika have been hearing it. None of their posts on Insta allow for comments since they made their announcement.
onenote
(44,620 posts)They polled MediasTouch viewers. Not exactly a representative group. And how did they poll them --- did they contact them or was this an internet poll? What was the poll question.
I'm going to go out on a limb here: viewership of Morning Joe is not going to drop by 90%.
Kaleva
(38,157 posts)I was one of them until the results of the election became clear.
If I want pure speculation, this and Occupy Democrats would be the places to go. If I want facts, I need to go to other sources.
Kaleva
(38,157 posts)Their reporting about how the Trump Campaign was imploding and Harris was surging turned out to be just bullshit wishful thinking.
Emile
(29,780 posts)changed the channel. Today I watched local news and then switched to CSpan at 7 am.
Squaredeal
(535 posts)She said that they weredicks and really were Republicans. After this, she said, I told you that they are dicks.
Roc2020
(1,712 posts).
Emile
(29,780 posts)in that time slot, before they lose even more viewers.
Tbear
(513 posts)Joe Blowhole. Still my wife would turn it on in the morning. No more.
And she left her husband for him. Good luck, Mika.
Crowman2009
(2,804 posts)Dave Id
(33 posts)Guess I'll never know what I'd be missing since I did't watch them anyway. I suppose they won't miss me either.
Initech
(101,900 posts)Orange Buffoon
(208 posts)Seemed like they were being just as critical of Trump as usual --- today talking about his nominees. They certainly weren't sugar-coating it.
oberle
(57 posts)They had on a republican congresscreep this morning who was saying nice things about RFK Jr and decrying Xavier Becerra as a bad Sec. of HHS. Instead of questioning him they asked about his baby and thanked him for coming on. That did it for me.
hay rick
(8,207 posts)DownriverDem
(6,639 posts)on YouTube (free one) is excellent. Other good folks come up after you view it.
mdbl
(5,471 posts)Where else can they go?