Millions of ill-informed voters out there
I'm going to prove to you in a roundabout way that no one pays attention to the network news, and they are just leaving the TV on.
Of the top rated local evening news in each of the largest markets, which network are those stations affilated with?
NYC: ABC. LA: ABC. Chigaco: ABC.
Your link says ABC has the top rated national evening news.
What network's affiliates have the rights to Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy? That's right, ABC!
People are getting the lcoal weather, sports, and murders, and just leaving the TV on while they eat until Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy comes on. Except for the people who chose local news based on their favorite met. Now the best TV met in the nation, although not in the largest market, is James Spann....on an ABC affiliate. A coincidence? Of course not.
It's all about the weather and Wheel of fvcking Fortune. And then at 7:30 you get reminded by Jeopardy of how stupid you are. Unless you are like me, my wife won't watch it with me anymore because I say the question before they finish the answer.
The REAL news watchers, that really give a shit what the national media says, they go to cable. Voter turnout is embarrsingly low, except for POTUS and that's more like a class president popularity race than anything else. The majority of people simply don't give a fvck. Sure, they bitch, people love to bitch.
And these see how much of negative reporting to affect their views???
Go figure, the most negative President had negative coverage. I mean, you get impeached TWICE and it's going to be newsworthy. Donald Trump made Bill Clinton look boring, and for awhile the media beat the shit out of Bill.