The Real Reason Trump Won. - Talking Feds
Harry talks with Michael Tomasky, Editor of the New Republic, about his article, “Why Does No One Understand the Real Reason Trump Won?”
Tomasky digs beneath the demographic information about increased Hispanic voters or concerns about immigration to explain the pivotal fact that vast fractions of the electorate – roughly those who voted for Trump – had a false narrative fed to them by right-wing media, which has become more powerful than legacy media in this country (owing in part to the decline of legacy media), and, far more importantly, speaks in one voice and has a hammerlock on the attention of nearly half the country.
Tomasky delineates the strategic genesis and rise of right-wing media, tracing it to huge contributions from right wing forces, whereas the left’s high rollers chiefly contribute to specific causes. Tomasky posits that the right-wing media will not be satisfied with its notable successes but will aim for full domination, and sounds a warning bell for the left to appreciate and respond to the immense political force. - 11/28/2024.
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I couldn't wait for the 2016 election to be over so we'd never have to see or hear from the offensive blowhard again. Shows what I know. And since then he's become a convicted criminal, so he continues to lead the news to the exclusion of the Biden administration's record accomplishments! 
As for my Thanksgiving, my plans for the day fell through since we were snowed in here in Northeastern New York and I decided against taking a chance on the roads. *sigh*
There's no chance they'll get eaten here. And the biggest disappointment was missing out on seeing and talking with friends I don't get to see that often. And as far as politics are concerned, they all would fit in here, so it's a relief to discuss what's currently going on with them as well. 
And very cool that you heard back from Adam Schiff, now senator! As far as Sherrod Brown is concerned, I also consider that an unexpected blow. He's always been one of our best and brightest and has a national profile. One of my oldest friends, grew up in nearby Vermont, now lives in Ohio and she must feel the same way. During one of the last reunions I had with her and my other childhood friends, it was shortly before the previous election, and I said that I'd sooner vote for the next person who drove by sooner than TFG and they all agreed with me. 
I grew up watching the local CBS affiliate and wrote the descriptions for CBS programming for U.S. newspapers for my long-time job. But now I have to avoid their local news, they're now Sinclair, though I wonder how many regular viewers know. Since I regularly watch Stephen Colbert (and post his monologue and opening here), I often catch the very end of the news when I change the channel to Colbert, I've noticed that they no longer tell viewers to stay tuned for Colbert. 
as a Philly listener of NYC talk since the '80s. I know I have posted before that I happened to have heard Limbaugh's very first broadcast on WABC in 1988 - mainly because I had tuned in to listen to Lynn Samuels and his show booted hers (and she was-then jokingly whining about being kicked out of her studio for his show). Later, Samuels went loon and became a tried and true "birther". 
I had been through the bouncing around of "GET OFF MY PHONE!!11!!!!!!" Bob Grant (from WABC to WOR to WABC again) and would also note for you to not forget the Sliwa family dynasty of Curtis and (ex-) wife Lisa (and I think he is still on the air).
Curtis Sliwa briefly had that "duet" with Ron Kuby as "Curtis and Kuby", during the era of having shows that featured a "liberal" and a "conservative" to kick off the banter and talk material. Similarly at night was " (John) Batchelor and (Paul) Alexander", which was actually an intelligent show - particularly during the early days of the Gulf War(s).
Where the "liberal/progressive" radio attempted to survive was on the black-owned stations that had some kind of talk format - as mentioned WLIB (which had actually run/syndicated Rev. Al Sharpton's "Keeping it Real" ) and talker/activist Bob Law (who was on WWRL during a graveyard shift, about the only time my mom and me could pick the station up in that crowded spectrum with what was a relatively lower-power station).
What RWers did with the stations once they gobbled them up, was to program a slate of loon talkers and then syndicate that across the country - i.e., people like Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Michael ( "Savage" ) Weiner, Dennis Prager, Bill Bennett, Glenn Beck, Dennis Miller, Joe Piscopo, etc. Of course Hannity was nurtured on WABC and spun off into his own lala land like Beck and Weiner.
