Leftist Media Personalities Panic as Subscribers Flee in Droves Following Election: 'It Terrifies Me'

It seems that those who assured you Vice President Kamala Harris was bound to become the first woman president, and who insisted the polls were overwhelmingly in her favor, are now facing a loss in subscribers as the reality of their misjudgment sets in.

Take David Pakman, a progressive former radio host who transitioned to full-time YouTube content. Following Donald Trump’s strong victory on Tuesday—a win far exceeding his expectations—Pakman might be rethinking his approach.

Now, he says his YouTube channel is experiencing an “algorithmic de-subscription spiral.”

For those not closely following Pakman’s YouTube activity, his posts on X capture the sentiments he was promoting to his audience in the lead-up to the 2024 election.

Unfortunately for Pakman—and those who put faith in his predictions—this did not work out as hoped.

“When I woke up this morning, we had lost 5,000 subscribers compared to where we were last night,” Pakman noted in a video titled “I’m TERRIFIED: Is the left about to ABANDON politics?”

“Initially, I thought, is this a glitch? We’ve been on YouTube for 15 years or so, and subscriber numbers only go up. They never just drop like this.”

Pakman suggests that progressive viewers might no longer trust the same voices that championed Kamala Harris for months and supported Biden for years, unlike the conservative audience that continues to rally even after losses.

“It terrifies me because our instinct is the opposite of what the right does,” he said. “We will get crushed if this is how we react to defeat. The right wants us not to exist. They aim to decimate independent progressive media.”

He added, “When the right loses, they regroup, they fundraise, and they create highly effective networks like Turning Point USA, invest in outlets like the Daily Wire, and build a massive network of conservative voices and influencers.”

Pakman explained that YouTube’s algorithm amplifies this issue: “We’re in an algorithmic de-subscription spiral right now, because when people start unsubscribing, YouTube decides this content might not be worth recommending.”

And Pakman reports that these unsubscribes are only increasing.

Pakman isn’t alone in this downward trend. Another example is Alex Cole, one of the progressive social media figures who, alongside others like Harry Sisson and Chris Mowrey, pushed partisan content aggressively throughout the campaign.

Before the election, Cole was highly active in sharing his views. But as the results came in, it seems the enthusiasm is waning.

During it:

Afterward:

It’s not necessarily a matter of left-leaning viewers disengaging from politics altogether—scrolling through any platform shows that’s not the case. In fact, media outlets that challenge the ruling party often draw a loyal audience eager for commentary on the opposition’s actions.

Rather, it seems that left-leaning viewers are tuning out those who insisted Kamala Harris was guaranteed a win, that she was an exceptional candidate, only to realize she was an uninspiring figure—perhaps only electable if Republicans ran a candidate like George Santos.

These commentators may have been overly confident, effectively “getting high on their own copium,” which makes it unsurprising that their audience is now losing faith after such a clear miscalculation.