re: #303 Killgore Trout

Not really. The partisan cable networks only support their respective parties in as much as it will support advertising revenue. They really don’t care about the politics, if anything it’s better for ratings to have the opposition in power. Dems using the same populist enemies is just a matter of convenience.

Isn’t that a bit self-defeating for the networks, though, if true? Because if, say, FNC only supports the GOP because it makes money, and the network makes more cash with the GOP in opposition, then why would they try to get Republicans elected at all? Why would they support the GOP, when supporting the dems would be the more lucrative option (keeping the GOP in opposition)?