Their low ratings are intentional. Nobody could be that dumb. They could turn things around by tossing the liberals overboard. But since they don’t, it’s obviously intentional.
If by ‘intentional’ you mean that ‘ego dictates no other outcome’ then I agree. The biggest problem is that many of us pay for CNN the same way we pay for ESPN and channels we actually want to watch - through cable bundling.
You can see why CNN et al might give favorable coverage to Congress members and the FCC when those politicians and bureaucrats maintain the status quo year after year, despite the laughably archaic and wasteful bundling concept. In this age of fiber optic, satellite communications, a la cart channel purchasing should be the rule, not the exception yet chaff is still being purchased along with wheat.