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5 min readCNN just doesn't get it.. | Asmongold
After the 2024 election, a narrative emerged in mainstream media circles: a handful of podcasters and comedians had become a "new establishment" with enough influence to swing the outcome. The host of this episode rejects that premise outright, arguing that it functions primarily as an excuse to avoid confronting the actual reasons for the Democratic Party's electoral failure.
The podcasters-as-establishment argument doesn't hold up
The core claim being made in post-election media analysis is that figures like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, and other podcasters have accumulated so much cultural power that they now constitute a kind of alternative establishment—one that can rival or even surpass traditional media and political institutions. The host finds this assertion almost absurd on its face.
"If the idea is that me and a few comedians have more power than multi-billionaires, huge media institutions, a whole political party apparatus," he says, "I just don't think most people are gonna buy that."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:07) **Rejecting the "New Establishment" Label** - Asmongold argues that calling podcasters like Joe Rogan the "new establishment" is a scapegoat for a failed campaign, not a real power shift.
- 2 (04:10) **Why There Is No "Liberal Joe Rogan"** - Asmongold explains the real reason left-wing podcasters haven't matched Rogan's success.
- 3 (06:00) **Distinguishing Audience from "Establishment" Power** - Asmongold clarifies the difference between having a large audience and being part of an institutional establishment.
- 4 (06:41) **Legacy Media's Broken Business Model** - Asmongold argues that legacy media's declining influence is making it a worthless asset for its corporate owners.
- 5 (08:09) **The Real Reason CNN's Audience is Dying** - Asmongold identifies the demographic cliff as the primary cause for CNN's decline, not competition from podcasts.
- 6 (09:10) **The Scapegoat Narrative** - Asmongold summarizes the media's post-election framing as a refusal to accept that the platform and candidate were rejected.
- 7 Standout Quotes
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