The Red Wave That Wasn’t, Trump for Prez (Again), and Revisiting the Fetterman Debate

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Bryan and David revisit the midterm elections and touch on CNN’s loss of viewership compared to the other networks, weigh in on the unexpected results that swayed blue, and discuss both Trump and Biden’s bid for re-election (7:42). Later, they revisit the John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz debate addressing the exit polls from CNN, and more (45:41)! Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The time has come to get ready for the 2022 World Cup.
0:05.5	And what better way to prepare than by revisiting the World Cup's most amazing goals.
0:12.5	I'm Brian Phillips. I'm making a podcast about the history of the men's World Cup.
0:18.0	Told through the stories of 22 iconic goals.
0:22.0	The show's called 22 Goals. It's out now on the Rinner Podcast Network.
0:26.5	And we're having so much fun.
0:33.5	David! Yes.
0:36.5	We here at the press box War Room are ready to make a projection.
0:41.5	At least as it pertains to cable news.
0:44.5	CNN lost.
0:46.5	New York Times reports that MSNBC was seen by 3.2 million people on election night.
0:53.5	A bigger primetime audience in CNN.
0:56.5	An MSNBC's first ever victory over CNN on any midterm or presidential election night.
1:03.5	CNN the Times continues dropped to 2nd to last among the big news networks with 2.6 million viewers.
1:11.5	CBS was dead last.
1:14.5	Why did CNN lose election night at least in terms of ratings?
1:19.5	I don't know. I would have to be guessing if I was going to make a guess.
1:25.5	But I mean, I think it's a midterm election.
1:29.5	Obviously the national attention doesn't have the national attention of a presidential election.
1:36.5	And to the degree that people were, you know, amped up, excited to follow the results,
1:42.5	minute after minute, as you and I were, it's probably a pretty partisan crowd.
1:49.5	Right? I mean, the people that are really kind of tracking the, you know, maintaining or losing the house and the Senate.
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