McCain speech sets new record, despite being on fewer channels than Obama's

Comment #8

Todd — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:24:29 GMT

@mazie789: I'm sure they had however many could fit into their venue. Conventions are made-for-TV events. They are not done for the people attending, they are done to attract viewers on TV. Every single person who attends a Republican or Democrat convention is already going to vote for that candidate. (With the exception of the Code Pink screamer at the Republican convention.) So whether 1 person shows up or 100,000 show up, that really doesn't matter. Obama held his speech in the out... [ More ]

Comment #7

jarasan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:09:34 GMT

The Dems. use double standards, lies, and hypocrisy that is all. Feminism and liberalism are a hoax, I'll just point out again that the political party of true inclusion is the Republican party, I learned this a long time ago. The Democratic political machine is all about who you know and "fitting in" to their mold of talking points. I couldn't tell you who the Democratic puppetmasters are now, but whoever they are they are out after this election, I got a feeling it is the Soros and comp... [ More ]

Comment #6

konane — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:02:27 GMT

Read some disparaging remarks about Palin by of all people Gloria Steineim in her column. Shame on her!!!! Does Steineim only approve of women who mostly appeal to women, rather than Palin who crosses gender gaps?

Comment #5

mazie789 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:56:09 GMT

Just remember they were about 84,000 in the sports arena actually listening to Obama's speach--How much crowd did Mccin/Parlin had?

Comment #4

Todd — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:39:04 GMT

The part that really *floors* me is when feminists attack Palin. What in the world is THAT about? Heck, Palin even makes *me* feel proud for women, so to see people who supposedly stand up for women attacking her -- that's just wrong. I cannot believe the questions and criticisms Palin is getting from around the media and from "pundits". They have no shame. In this day and age, to openly wonder if a woman can have a family and a career, and do both successfully, is beyond the pale. YES... [ More ]

Comment #3

emilyg — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:22:50 GMT

Yes she is. Sexism rears it's ugly head again.

Comment #2

scorpio — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:29:46 GMT

yeah,and now palin is getting same attacks that hilliary got from democrats and republicans.

Comment #1

jarasan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:22:17 GMT

The spanish speaking radio talk shows in this area are abuzz with positive remarks for McCain/Palin! The other interesting thing is that there is a very positive reaction from the international commentary that I have seen regarding Sen. McCain and his choice for VP specifically, the Brits, Aussies, French, German, Spanish, etc.,

Original Blog Entry: McCain speech sets new record, despite being on fewer channels than Obama's

Todd — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:08:51 GMT

"Substance trumps hype"

Nearly 39 million people watched Republican presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech on the closing night of the GOP convention Thursday in St. Paul, Minn. That broke the week-old convention record of upwards of 38 million viewers set by Sen. Barack Obama only the week before.

Sen. McCain amassed an audience of 38.9 million viewers for his speech on two fewer channels than were carrying Sen. Obama's speech Aug. 28 to 38.38 million viewers, according to data from Nielsen Media Research.

In addition to the three broadcast networks and three cable news networks carrying both closing speeches, Sen. Obama's speech was carried live by BET and TV One, which target African American audiences, as well as Spanish-language Telemundo and Univision. Sen. McCain's speech was carried by Telemundo and Univision.

Sen. McCain's audience dwarfed the 25.57 million who tuned in for President Bush's acceptance speech on closing night, Sept. 4, in 2004.

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/mccain_speech_breaks_obamas_we.php