Why Bernie Sanders Will Miss ‘The Ed Show’

The MSNBC program was a reliable place for the candidate to talk about the issues and nothing but the issues.

PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 18: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to the crowd at the Phoenix Convention Center July 18, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. The Democratic presidential candidate spoke on his central issues of income inequality, job creation, controlling climate change, quality affordable education and getting big money out of politics, to more than 11,000 people attending.
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By Arit John

July 23, 2015 at 5:47 PM UTC

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It’s rare for politicians, let alone presidential candidates, to weigh in on television show cancellations. But Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders made an exception when news broke Thursday that Comcast-owned MSNBC axed The Ed Show, the evening news show hosted by Ed Schultz.

“I am very disappointed that Comcast chose to remove Ed Schultz from its lineup,” Sanders said in a statement from his Senate office. “We need more people who talk about the real issues facing our country, not fewer.” The senator said that while “much of the corporate media regards politics as a baseball game or a soap opera” Schultz “has treated the American people with respect” by focusing on serious issues.