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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(117,834 posts)
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:21 PM Nov 19

SHOCK 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. It’s 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 don’t 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 isn’t just a “resistance” in vague and ambitious terms—the 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

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SHOCK POLL: 90.3 Percent Are Done with Morning Joe (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 19 OP
The Meidas guys are trying to topple Morning Joe Dennis Donovan Nov 19 #1
They're also positioning themselves as the "telling you what you want to hear" folks Sympthsical Nov 19 #2
Agreeing with you here Cirsium Nov 19 #13
LOL Sympthsical Nov 19 #14
I got that impression of them a while ago with all the hyperbolic The Wandering Harper Nov 19 #32
Same here ... rog Nov 19 #37
"TRUMP GETS THE NEWS HE'S BEEN DREADING" D23MIURG23 Nov 20 #56
10 percent still watch. jimfields33 Nov 19 #26
That's something I'd really like to see! calimary Nov 19 #40
He started out as a RW derp at night: "Scarborough Country" Dennis Donovan Nov 19 #41
Yep. I remember that. calimary Nov 19 #42
Joe Scarborough was one of the many Newt Gingrich clones... keep_left Nov 20 #67
Thanks for the background info, keep_left! calimary Nov 20 #73
You're most welcome. keep_left Nov 20 #74
What's his middle name? PCIntern Nov 21 #76
Same but I knew who he was. TheKentuckian Nov 20 #71
Yep. MSNBC basically plagiarized the show title from other shows like "Hannity's America". keep_left Nov 20 #66
I hate his guts. Fire him.... Maybe keep her ?? Trueblue1968 Nov 20 #70
Steph Miller always called them "Squinty and the meat puppets" n/t gay texan Nov 19 #3
That actually came from Charles Pierce. House of Roberts Nov 19 #5
I've always referred to him as "Beady-eyed Joe." City Lights Nov 19 #11
"Morning Jerk-Off" was my ID for the show.... AZ8theist Nov 20 #68
LOL. That's perfect! nt City Lights Nov 21 #75
Charlie Pierce always comes up with the best nicknames yellowdogintexas Nov 21 #77
My husband stopped watching them immediately after the election and will never watch them again. beaglelover Nov 19 #4
I stopped watching them after Trumps first election Flatrat Nov 20 #63
Joey is now SocialDemocrat61 Nov 19 #6
That's perfect! Mme. Defarge Nov 19 #30
I cut the cable years ago and never missed them... ananda Nov 19 #7
Was the poll conducted by Ann Selzer? Jose Garcia Nov 19 #8
She's fucking retired down here to Florida because of that fuck shit. SoFlaBro Nov 19 #25
I have never been able to tolerate MJ as far back as when Comcast bought NBC and I first got MSNBC. House of Roberts Nov 19 #9
It's also Encouraging and Gratifying.. TY! Cha Nov 19 #10
So . . . AverageOldGuy Nov 19 #12
Perhaps, they can setup selling Agent Orange's carnival trinkets and hair and makeup products. Magoo48 Nov 19 #15
Maybe Scarborough will go to Fox News? n/t SpankMe Nov 20 #57
Morning Joe helped Trump the first time around Quanto Magnus Nov 19 #16
Exactly, that's when we turned that shit off. No idea why he was so popular here. n/t FSogol Nov 20 #45
I have quit ALL media outlets...MSNBC can pound sand with the rest... Moostache Nov 19 #17
I cut them off in 2012. But is this poll by Meidas taken of Meidas subscribers? UTUSN Nov 19 #18
THEY BETTER FUCKING STICK WITH IT Skittles Nov 19 #19
I never liked Joe or Mika. Even before they ended up on the same show. dchill Nov 19 #20
Yeah, I've never made it more than 5 minutes in. meadowlander Nov 19 #24
I have a friend that worked at NBC News SocialDemocrat61 Nov 19 #43
Yeah, that's not hard to imagine... dchill Nov 19 #44
skeptical krkaufman Nov 19 #21
I can top that BOSSHOG Nov 19 #22
MeidasMighty is heroic in my book bluboid Nov 19 #23
We're done! surfered Nov 19 #27
It was something no professional would ever do Blue_Tires Nov 19 #28
They had a choice Keepthesoulalive Nov 20 #54
Yep... Blue_Tires Nov 21 #79
My guess: Trying to get fired and become right-wing grifters on social media. Oneironaut Nov 19 #29
Oh the Young Terfs! Crowman2009 Nov 20 #64
I'll still watch. Littlered Nov 19 #31
Morning Joe has done us all a favor by showing the backlash other "news" figures on the left can expect Doodley Nov 19 #33
PBS News Hour mizogan Nov 19 #34
Yep. I'm there as well. Evolve Dammit Nov 19 #35
Meidas will be on cable someday, hopefully soon bucolic_frolic Nov 19 #36
Exceptionally biased sample the results don't hold water. Earthrise Nov 19 #38
They both gross me out soandso Nov 19 #39
My assumption is berksdem Nov 20 #46
not exactly a scientific poll onenote Nov 20 #47
MediasTouch viewers maybe out of touch themselves Kaleva Nov 20 #49
I recently dumped MeidasTouch Kaleva Nov 20 #48
Monday morning I screamed at the TV and Emile Nov 20 #50
Long before this, my wife always asked why I watched. Squaredeal Nov 20 #51
Stick a fork in them Roc2020 Nov 20 #52
Time for MSNBC to put a real progressive show Emile Nov 20 #53
This message was self-deleted by its author Tbear Nov 20 #55
Not to mention Scarsy voted to impeach Bill Clinton back in his congressional days. Crowman2009 Nov 20 #65
No Joe & Mika Dave Id Nov 20 #58
I haven't watched a minute of network news since 2010. Don't miss it one bit! Initech Nov 20 #59
I watched Morning Joe this a.m. Orange Buffoon Nov 20 #60
Xavier Becerra oberle Nov 20 #62
Another poll, LOL. hay rick Nov 20 #61
MeidasTouch DownriverDem Nov 20 #69
I really like Meidas Touch. Even though the 'headlines' are click bait yellowdogintexas Nov 21 #78
Expect to see them on Fox news soon mdbl Nov 20 #72

Dennis Donovan

(28,457 posts)
1. The Meidas guys are trying to topple Morning Joe
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:38 PM
Nov 19

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

(10,411 posts)
2. They're also positioning themselves as the "telling you what you want to hear" folks
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:46 PM
Nov 19

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.

32. I got that impression of them a while ago with all the hyperbolic
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:10 PM
Nov 19

"BAD NEWS FOR TRUMP!"-flavored headlines leading up to the election.
Big turn off for me

 

jimfields33

(19,382 posts)
26. 10 percent still watch.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:55 PM
Nov 19

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. That’d be an interesting poll.

calimary

(85,035 posts)
40. That's something I'd really like to see!
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:33 PM
Nov 19

I haven’t liked or trusted Scarborough since I first discovered him.

Dennis Donovan

(28,457 posts)
41. He started out as a RW derp at night: "Scarborough Country"
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:35 PM
Nov 19

Back when MSNBC wasn't very watchable.

calimary

(85,035 posts)
42. Yep. I remember that.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 07:57 PM
Nov 19

I kept wondering “who is this guy and why does he rate a show on MSNBC?

I’ve never understood what the appeal of this guy is.

keep_left

(2,628 posts)
67. Joe Scarborough was one of the many Newt Gingrich clones...
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 12:37 PM
Nov 20

...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

(85,035 posts)
73. Thanks for the background info, keep_left!
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 05:35 PM
Nov 20

Whenever I think I’m 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

(2,628 posts)
66. Yep. MSNBC basically plagiarized the show title from other shows like "Hannity's America".
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 12:20 PM
Nov 20

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", ...

AZ8theist

(6,619 posts)
68. "Morning Jerk-Off" was my ID for the show....
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 01:21 PM
Nov 20

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.

yellowdogintexas

(22,934 posts)
77. Charlie Pierce always comes up with the best nicknames
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 01:07 PM
Nov 21

my favorites: Senator Professor Warren and Senator Reverend Warnock

beaglelover

(4,167 posts)
4. My husband stopped watching them immediately after the election and will never watch them again.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:48 PM
Nov 19

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

(165 posts)
63. I stopped watching them after Trumps first election
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 12:14 PM
Nov 20

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.

House of Roberts

(5,819 posts)
9. I have never been able to tolerate MJ as far back as when Comcast bought NBC and I first got MSNBC.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 03:55 PM
Nov 19

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.

Magoo48

(5,742 posts)
15. Perhaps, they can setup selling Agent Orange's carnival trinkets and hair and makeup products.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 04:49 PM
Nov 19

Quanto Magnus

(1,054 posts)
16. Morning Joe helped Trump the first time around
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:11 PM
Nov 19

Maybe they should have been more honest the first time.... Now that shit is coming back to bite them...

Moostache

(10,220 posts)
17. I have quit ALL media outlets...MSNBC can pound sand with the rest...
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:13 PM
Nov 19

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.

Skittles

(161,204 posts)
19. THEY BETTER FUCKING STICK WITH IT
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:35 PM
Nov 19

people either stay and fight, cut and run, or SUCK UP TO THE ENEMY

DO NOT SUPPORT ANYONE WHO DOESN'T FIGHT

dchill

(41,020 posts)
20. I never liked Joe or Mika. Even before they ended up on the same show.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:38 PM
Nov 19

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

(4,787 posts)
24. Yeah, I've never made it more than 5 minutes in.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:49 PM
Nov 19

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

(3,363 posts)
43. I have a friend that worked at NBC News
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 08:16 PM
Nov 19

and he told me years ago that off air, they are both horrible people.

krkaufman

(13,770 posts)
21. skeptical
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:40 PM
Nov 19
We wanted to see if MeidasTouch viewers felt as we did.

So 90% of who… random poll respondents or Meidas Touch viewers?

BOSSHOG

(40,782 posts)
22. I can top that
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 05:45 PM
Nov 19

I polled every registered voter in my home. 100% For freedom and democracy. Not one dissenter.

 

Blue_Tires

(57,596 posts)
28. It was something no professional would ever do
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:01 PM
Nov 19

Which is why I still believe Joe and Mika were ordered to kiss the ring by NBC brass...

Oneironaut

(5,870 posts)
29. My guess: Trying to get fired and become right-wing grifters on social media.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:03 PM
Nov 19

Basically, what The Young Turks hosts are doing.

Crowman2009

(2,930 posts)
64. Oh the Young Terfs!
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 12:15 PM
Nov 20

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

(95 posts)
31. I'll still watch.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:07 PM
Nov 19

Like it or not we are stuck with Trump. I don’t have have a problem with them talking to, or interviewing him.

Doodley

(10,474 posts)
33. Morning Joe has done us all a favor by showing the backlash other "news" figures on the left can expect
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:11 PM
Nov 19

if they kiss the ring of a fascist.

mizogan

(42 posts)
34. PBS News Hour
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:14 PM
Nov 19

As well as Press briefings from press Secetaries from the WH, Military and other cabinet Heads.

bucolic_frolic

(48,222 posts)
36. Meidas will be on cable someday, hopefully soon
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:22 PM
Nov 19

Interesting that Popok kind of split off Legal AF into a separate YouTube channel. Sounds like things might be in the works.

Earthrise

(15,719 posts)
38. Exceptionally biased sample the results don't hold water.
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:33 PM
Nov 19

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 don’t 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 Trump’s dick - you know how amazing their groveling felt to Trump. The evil character grows ever more powerful with each person they conquer.

 

soandso

(1,631 posts)
39. They both gross me out
Tue Nov 19, 2024, 06:34 PM
Nov 19

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

(745 posts)
46. My assumption is
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 09:54 AM
Nov 20

Joe and Mika have been hearing it. None of their posts on Insta allow for comments since they made their announcement.

onenote

(44,915 posts)
47. not exactly a scientific poll
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:08 AM
Nov 20

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

(38,813 posts)
49. MediasTouch viewers maybe out of touch themselves
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:20 AM
Nov 20

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

(38,813 posts)
48. I recently dumped MeidasTouch
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:18 AM
Nov 20

Their reporting about how the Trump Campaign was imploding and Harris was surging turned out to be just bullshit wishful thinking.

Emile

(31,842 posts)
50. Monday morning I screamed at the TV and
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:21 AM
Nov 20

changed the channel. Today I watched local news and then switched to CSpan at 7 am.

Squaredeal

(570 posts)
51. Long before this, my wife always asked why I watched.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 10:42 AM
Nov 20

She said that they were”dicks” and really were Republicans. After this, she said, “I told you that they are ‘dicks’.”

Emile

(31,842 posts)
53. Time for MSNBC to put a real progressive show
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:01 AM
Nov 20

in that time slot, before they lose even more viewers.

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Dave Id

(68 posts)
58. No Joe & Mika
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:45 AM
Nov 20

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.

Orange Buffoon

(212 posts)
60. I watched Morning Joe this a.m.
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:48 AM
Nov 20

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

(74 posts)
62. Xavier Becerra
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 12:09 PM
Nov 20

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.

yellowdogintexas

(22,934 posts)
78. I really like Meidas Touch. Even though the 'headlines' are click bait
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 01:24 PM
Nov 21

They don't get all hyperbolic, and they seem to have good research behind them .

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