Despite all its recent controversy and 41 years delivering the news, CNN is mostly ignored by voters.
In the latest Rasmussen Reports survey previewed for Secrets, just 8% said they watch the network “every day.”
Many more, 48%, said they never or rarely tune in, and a combined 71% said they are in the “occasional” to “never” category.
The survey was released during a tumultuous period for the cable network created by Ted Turner in 1980.
Not only are ratings in the dump, but several of CNN’s personalities have left, including former President Jeff Zucker and host Chris Cuomo.
Rasmussen delivered bad news about the impact of Zucker’s fall after he admitted to having a consensual relationship with a deputy. The survey found that his departure won’t mean much to viewers. Asked if it was good or bad for CNN, 58% shrugged, saying, “It will not make much difference.”
Maybe worse, the pollster tested the cable network’s motto, “The most trusted name in news,” and found that 58% disagree, 33% agree.
But, then, a majority of voters simply don’t trust any media, said the pollster.
In the survey analysis, Rasmussen said, “Distrust of the news media remains high, as 58% of voters agree with former President Donald Trump’s statement that the media are ‘truly the enemy of the people,’ a finding unchanged since last July. Twenty-nine percent (29%) now strongly agree with Trump’s description of the media, slightly down from July. Thirty-seven percent (37%) of voters disagree with the claim that the media are ‘the enemy of the people,’ including 22% who strongly disagree.”
