Gov. Palin's Speech Is Seen By 37 Million

[ucfgrad93]

Bloomberg is reporting that Palin's speech was seen by 37 million viewers last night. Pretty impressive.

Republicans drew 37.2 million television viewers at last night's convention featuring vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's speech, 55 percent more than Democrats attracted when Joe Biden spoke last week.

Palin, the governor of Alaska and the first woman nominated on a Republican presidential ticket, helped to generate a household rating of 23.5, according to Nielsen Co. That compares with 16.4 on Aug. 27, the night of Biden's speech.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a7xV7AwmIgCw&refer=us

[mactastic]

Damn... she sounds like a celebrity. It's almost like people view her as a messiah-like figure, drawn to her cult of personality...

[Aea]

Damn... she sounds like a celebrity. It's almost like people view her as a messiah-like figure, drawn to her cult of personality...


You know what Karl, you're right. But let's call her a Hero and a Patriot instead, you know, something less anti-American.

[ucfgrad93]

Damn... she sounds like a celebrity. It's almost like people view her as a messiah-like figure, drawn to her cult of personality...

So when is she going on her European tour, like the last celebrity messiah-like figure?

[mactastic]

So when is she going on her European tour, like the last celebrity messiah-like figure?
I'm sure she's just waiting for Jack Abramoff to fund her trip if she can't drum up enough money in earmarks.

[MacNut]

I'm sure she's just waiting for Jack Abramoff to fund her trip if she can't drum up enough money in earmarks.She can't borrow a plane from Oprah?

[Aea]

So when is she going on her European tour, like the last celebrity messiah-like figure?

About the same time the politics of the most intellectually progressive time in all of human civilization stop revolving around non-issues, smears, attacks and outright hypocrisy in supporting their party's candidate.

[mactastic]

She can't borrow a plane from Oprah?
I'm sure Cindy McCain has an extra one Palin can borrow.

[bradl]

You know what Karl, you're right. But let's call her a Hero and a Patriot instead, you know, something less anti-American.

The only people who deserve to be called Patriots were the ones that signed the first Treaty of Versailles. Anyone else is part of a football team. ;)

BL.

[ucfgrad93]

She can't borrow a plane from Oprah?

Well, she did sell the state's plane on ebay. Maybe she will be able to have those styrofoam columns sent before her to use.

[Aranince]

All this sarcasm is killing me.

*dies*

[ucfgrad93]

About the same time the politics of the most intellectually progressive time in all of human civilization stop revolving around non-issues, smears, attacks and outright hypocrisy in supporting their party's candidate.

I guess that means when we all start supporting Obama. It is ok to come out and say it. We are all friends here, right? ;)

[Aea]

I guess that means when we all start supporting Obama. It is ok to come out and say it. We are all friends here, right? ;)

Sir, I must kindly ask you to tone that down a little, any more and the entire room will have their heads explode.

[és:]

What day and time where they both shown?

[MacNut]

What day and time where they both shown?Wednesday night 10 pm.

[és:]

Wednesday night 10 pm.

Both at the same time on the same days? I'd click the link, but it doesn't seem to want to load properly for me.

[MacNut]

Both at the same time on the same days?Exactly a week apart.

[és:]

Exactly a week apart.

Cheers. I wonder what the figures will be for BO and JM.

I guess that people knowing nothing about her and Biden being old hat hat something to do with it. Impressive, none the less.

[MacNut]

Im gonna guess that McCain doesn't come close in ratings tonight.

[ucfgrad93]

I guess that people knowing nothing about her and Biden being old hat hat something to do with it. Impressive, none the less.

I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. But it sure is impressive.


According to Nielsen ratings, Palin’s number was just 1.1 million viewers shy of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s record-breaking speech at the Democratic meeting Aug. 28, according to the most recent Nielsen Media Research ratings.

In my opinion this makes it even more impressive. An unknown VP candidate getting almost as many viewers as the opposing party's Presidential candidate. Not to bad.

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/04/palin-speech-garners-37-million-viewers/

[és:]

Im gonna guess that McCain doesn't come close in ratings tonight.

I'm looking forward to it, none the less. It's not on until 3 AM though. Being the political junkie that I am, I'd not miss it for the world :D

[NT1440]

remember folks, viewers dont neccessarily mean supporters, even i watched that speech

[seenew]

An unknown VP candidate getting almost as many viewers as the opposing party's Presidential candidate. Not to bad.


People watched for the same reason they slow down when passing a horrific car wreck on the highway. Morbid curiosity.

[ucfgrad93]

remember folks, viewers dont neccessarily mean supporters, even i watched that speech

Agreed. I'm sure not everyone watching Obama's speech was a supporter either. I wonder what the ratings will be the next time she speaks or during the VP debate.

[Beric]

Agreed. I'm sure not everyone watching Obama's speech was a supporter either. I wonder what the ratings will be the next time she speaks or during the VP debate.

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.

[NT1440]

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.

wtf are you talking about? So he says uh once in a while, when hes THINKING about his answer. He answered press questions live today, i didnt see a problem at all. He is very well spoken.

[és:]

That man just can't speak off of script.

Well, that's nonsense. I'll be sure to revisit this post after he trounces McCain.

[seenew]

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.

HA HA.

Right. Let's see McCain speak WITH a script!

[BoyBach]

Right. Let's see McCain speak WITH a script!


To be far to McCain, he was a POW and spent five and a... SNORE!

[Ntombi]

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.

:rolleyes: Right. He seemed to do well enough at the numerous Democratic Primary debates. I was a Hillary supporter and had to acknowledge that.


As for Palin, I TiVoed her speech, which helped her ratings, because I wanted to see what she said and how she said it. I wasn't impressed at all with the former, but the latter wasn't as bad as I was expecting. They really worked on polishing her delivery so that she wasn't as bad as in the last speech.

[kavika411]

All this sarcasm is killing me.

*dies*

I assure you I am not being sarcastic when I say this: thank you for making me laugh loud and hard, at nothing more than a sentence and ... a stage direction. Hysterical.

[iJohnHenry]

I'm looking forward to it, none the less. It's not on until 3 AM though. Being the political junkie that I am, I'd not miss it for the world :D

Yes, and I'm sure there are many more like you.

Wonder how many of the 37M were actually Americans of voting age??

[TheAnswer]

Well, she did sell the state's plane on ebay. Maybe she will be able to have those styrofoam columns sent before her to use.

If she still has any of the money she kept that was originally earmarked for the bridge to nowhere, perhaps she can build a bridge to russia and sno-mobile her way to Europe?

[Sky Blue]

A better yard stick is going to be how the public react. Here's Obama's:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/109948/Obama-Acceptance-Speech-Gets-High-Marks-From-Public.aspx


http://media.gallup.com/poll/graphs/080830ObamaSpeech1_h6g4f4.gif

[yg17]

Well, she did sell the state's plane on ebay. Maybe she will be able to have those styrofoam columns sent before her to use.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/691/

Yeah, there's a difference between putting something on eBay and selling it. Liar.

[bobber205]

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.

*throws up in mouth* :mad:
Talking points must be nice to have huh?

[BoyBach]

So when is she going on her European tour, like the last celebrity messiah-like figure?

Ah, that old 'celebrity' chestnut.

Because you'd never see Sen. McCain make a cameo appearance in a Hollywood movie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myu9USHP61o) or a TV show (http://www.spike.com/video/john-mccain-on-24/2696159). :rolleyes:

[obeygiant]

Both Obama and McCain do very well unscripted. McCain walks thru the crowd with a microphone during his townhall meetings answering anything and everything. You can't be at this level of politics and not be good at it. Obama, evidently from his days attending church, knows how to give a speech which are very similar to sermons. They lift the crowd.

[rdowns]

McCain also abuses his pets. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBCDq_x-HVU&feature=related

[Sdashiki]

Your kidding me.

10% of the US nation (we cant even get 10% to vote properly) watched this?

I dont believe it.

how can anyone believe "stats from TV viewership"? Wheres the fact checking and actual data?

[KingYaba]

MCCAIN SPEECH 10-11:15PM

FOXNEWS 9.2 MILLION
NBC 8.7 MILLION
ABC: 6.0 MILLION
CBS: 5.3 MILLION
CNN 4.8 MILLION
MSNBC 2.5 MILLION

I have a theory that those who watched the football game may have kept the channel on for the speech. May have helped bump McCain's numbers (http://www.reuters.com/article/wtMostRead/idUSN0439266820080905) to beat Obama. Because that's exactly what I did. :p

[leekohler]

Both Obama and McCain do very well unscripted. McCain walks thru the crowd with a microphone during his townhall meetings answering anything and everything. You can't be at this level of politics and not be good at it. Obama, evidently from his days attending church, knows how to give a speech which are very similar to sermons. They lift the crowd.

Yep- and Obama is far better at it too.

[Cleverboy]

In my opinion this makes it even more impressive. An unknown VP candidate getting almost as many viewers as the opposing party's Presidential candidate. Not to bad.With the tabloid firestorm, September 1st revelation, and the media interview blackout, they virtually assured a record setting viewership. I'd say a lot of it was genuine curiosity, but that most of it was probably rubber-necking for a ringside seat when the Republican Party imploded. --But, these people didn't get to see that. Im gonna guess that McCain doesn't come close in ratings tonight. I had to think twice about that when I thought of that question myself. First blush, I thought "No, McCain will get lower ratings" (if his past performance is any indicator). But, then I realized that Obama and Palin's viewership is going to cross over and want to see how the GOP top of the ticket fairs (and that its less about the content and candor of the speaker, and more about the stakes for the country). People pretty much sat around to confirm how much he can't give speeches, but more importantly what he muscled into the message of it (back to McCain's strengths on "honor" or Palin/Bush-style smash-mouth politics).

So, final count... its a TIE. A virtual DEAD HEAT. It's funny, I noticed the news changing quickly from "McCain beats niesen war" to "McCain and Obama TIE", but I didn't realize the first reports were... misreported. I'm still betting with CSPAN, more people watched Obama. I know I watched Obama on CSPAN, and only caught McCain in clips on the Internet.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/05/republican-national-conve_n_124305.html
Add it up, and that's McCain, 42.4 million, to Obama, 42.4 million.

No one can really tell who truly had the biggest audience, since C-SPAN also showed the speeches, and Nielsen doesn't measure the cable channel's viewers. But if the presidential vote is this close on Nov. 4, it will be a long night.

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.The candidates are arguing over venue. The Obama campaign proposed a debate every week until election day... but its all or nothing. They didn't want the McCain campaign picking and choosing. Likewise I'm sure. The strategy isn't "keep my candidate away from debates" (for either side), its "give my candidate the platform that serves him best".

~ CB

[solvs]

I'm dying to see how she performs in debates, especially against Biden. I'd be surprised if Obama ever attends a debate, or just weasels his way out of it. That man just can't speak off of script.
This coming from someone who supports Bush? The man who can't read on script? Please. And he agreed to debates, just not as many as McCain wanted or in the same style. Why would he? Why should he? We'll see debates. Just enough of them to not be ridiculous like with the Dems multiple debates with the same things over and over. Nice talking point though, implying he won't debate at all, even though you know that's not true.

Wonder where Palin is, and why she seems to be missing from the media BTW. By your logic I can't tell if that means she's afraid to talk, or the media is just out to get her. Guessing because she's got an R after her name, it's the media thing.

It's great for the GOP that people watched. I tried, but it was difficult not to yell at the screen, especially when they said something untrue. It was easier to watch afterwards, and/or read it later. I doubt anyone was moved to vote for them, it seemed to be a whole lot of preaching to the choir and not a lot of policy. Pretty telling that, as I keep saying, before the speech 60% were unsure of Palin. After, 60% were unsure of her. Apparently McCain didn't really get much of a bump either. The Dems meanwhile registered record numbers of new voters.