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John McCain did the unthinkable when his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention set a new record edging out rival Barack Obama.
From the Washington Post.
It was a nail-biter of a finish, but Republican presidential candidate John McCain edged out Democratic candidate Barack Obama by 500,000 people to win the 2008 Presidential Political Convention Ratings Race.
An impressive 38.9 million people watched McCain’s acceptance speech from [Utility Company] Center in St. Paul, Minn., at 10 p.m. Thursday. It now is the most watched political convention acceptance speech in history.
Obama had held that record for exactly one week. His acceptance speech, delivered from [Investment Management Company] Field in Denver, clocked 38.4 million viewers, according to number-crunching Nielsen Media Research.
About 40 percent more people tuned in to each man’s speech than had bothered to check out President Bush‘s acceptance speech in ’04.
McCain’s vice presidential choice, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, gave Obama a run for his money; her acceptance speech on Wednesday logged more than 37 million viewers.
Reflecting the public’s interest in this year’s presidential race, the speeches now go on record as the three most watched ever at a presidential convention.
McCain’s and Palin’s speeches were covered by fewer networks than Obama’s. The Democratic convention was covered by BET and TV One, two networks targeting African American viewers, which did not provide live coverage of the GOP convention speeches. Obama’s and McCain’s speeches were covered live on Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Univision; Palin’s was not.
This level of interest bodes well for both parties but with the ratings from the McCain and Palin speeches that were far higher than anyone could have anticipated it gives the GOP the edge for the time being.
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4 Comments for McCain Speech Tops Obama and Palin in Ratings
Sure goes to show ya, Nothing Sells like Sex & Bushit. America, ya gotta love it.
Ron Paul the Only man fit for the job.
To HoseA:
I know your style. I heard it from my Ronulan Friend. Your so-called Ron third party hates the Republican Party… because Ron can’t accept until now that he lost in the primary and his Out Of This World belief will never appeal to Republicans and Conservatives like me. You are acting like kids.
Hillary is more respectful than Ron. Hillary is not a TRAITOR.
We know that even Ron Paul, given his good feeling about Barack will vote for him in the end.
Ron? Ron? ———Barack in the end.
Unfortunately your vote is not going to count unless you vote for Obama or McCain. Ron Paul supporters need to move on and back McCain. While McCain has different views from Ron Paul they are closer than the views of Obama who has been influenced by communists as seen in his book and many of the “changes” he would impose and who is possibly connected to terrorists such as Ayers.
I was voting for Obama/Biden because I am a Democrat.
I had no intention to watch the Republican Convention and in fact, I hated this ticket.
My daughter, however, had nothing to do but watch movie that Wednesday night. And we saw this Palin. We have concluded that there is really case for this Woman to be our future leader. But she’s so sarcastic. Then, my daughter informed me of the attacks made by my fellow democrats against her which were “below the belt”. Then we discussed the speech and we made research who this Woman really is. We concluded that she has a wonderful story to tell the whole America…an experience that can solve our daily problems particularly energy prices. WE noted her references to McCain.
Then we followed the next night for the speech of McCain. When he lambasted the republicans and made his case about “Country First”, we got a full understanding of Palin’s speech and the rest of McCains pleading to America.
Okey, we will vote for you, McCain/Palin 2008.
Remember the sins of the republicans and democrats alike…. Economy First.
Security should be tougher but wiser.
On the rest of the issues, it will be too hypocritical…we can accept that we can continue to “agree to disagree”.
Go now. My daughter has a new role model in Palin. I am pro-choice but also for zero-abortion goal. When Sarah decided for her baby and her daughter does the same… like me, it’s their choice. As for the story on the the kos that Sarah had an affair, so am I, many in fact.
I am not hypocrite but I am patriotic. Country First before anything, including sexual encounter stories by the democrats.
Enough, Democrats… you’re now all Socialists, not just liberals!