Subject: Re: O/t, front running, is Wall Street a
"So I am an NPR listener and this is only anecdotal, but perhaps they were not losing conservatives and moderates, maybe the traditional listener like me has changed their viewpoint from what was considered conservative views to liberal views. Remember this is a self reporting survey. There are numerous polls that show what used to be a conservative person, such as holding multiple degrees, supporting immigration etc. are now considered liberals. So same listeners, just a different label."

If Charlie were still alive today, I think his comment about the editorial would be something along the lines of NPR is perceived to have a liberal bias simply because reality has a liberal bias.