In a quick turnaround, political analyst Joan Walsh has joined CNN’s stable of contributors after MSNBC decided not to renew her contract. News broke that Walsh was being dropped by her longtime network on Friday night and into Saturday morning, when an intense backlash promptly settled in. #purge — Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) December 23, 2017Just heard @joanwalsh is out at MSNBC after 12 years. As with the Seder situation, MSNBC was called out even by its own prominent voices for deciding to let Walsh go. Walsh, in her announcement of the news, implied that the outpouring of support on social media helped make the transition a reality.

Source: CNN December 24, 2017 14:37 UTC