Maybe this is super biased and wishful thinking but I have always thought a big part of this is due to the availability of easy advertising dollars for right wing programs. Advertisers know the conservative audience is an easier mark for grifts and scams so the money flows more to the right.

April 08, 2026 - 15:47 UTC

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In the 90s it was funded by "buy gold", commemorative coin, medicare advantage, scam insurance, supplements, erection pills etc

Today they have crypto, my pillow, online gambling, and a host of other advertisers that sell bullshit and need a steady supply of rubes to part from their money.
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Without stronger consumer protections, the media outlets with the least educated and most vulnerable audiences will attract the most advertising dollars. This means that our worst impulses will be fed because they are the most profitable.
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