Took less than 5 months for DU to go 95% Negative

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55. Unfortunately

cable news networks like MSNBC need controversy and negativity to maintain decent ratings. It is probably inevitable that they are going to focus more on problems than progress. Of course, that is better than the "heads in the sand" reporting we got throughout a lot of the Bush administration, when for awhile it was considered unpatriotic to criticize the president.

Like so many people, I am exhausted after four nightmarish years of Donald Trump. I still pay attention, but I cannot live and breathe politics 24/7 and still maintain a reasonably healthy lifestyle. Sometimes I have to remind myself that there are many competent and principled people working on some of these complex issues that can seem overwhelming. Meanwhile, it is important to acknowledge the positive progress that is being made, while accepting that we are not going to win every battle.