McCain beats Obama in ratings
September 5th, 2008
According to Nielson ratings for McCain’s acceptance speech last night clocked in at a record 38.9 million slightly beating Obama’s 38.3 million from a week before. Additionally VP nominee Sarah Palin brought in 37.2 million for her speech the night before trouncing Democratic candidate Joe Biden who was viewed by only 24 million a week before.
The ratings numbers help show a turning tide in the race which according to the media for over a year was heavily dominated by Democrats who were favored to defeat a Republican party that was being destroyed by apathy and an unenthused base.
Posted in Election 2008 | 2 Comments »
September 6th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
In his acceptance speech, McCain came across as old, weary and lethargic. It was if he was a robot occasionally turning his head from side to side, blinking his eyes as if trying to become oriented. I thought it was rather sad.
September 8th, 2008 at 5:06 am
The reason Palin received high viewer ratings for her speech is the same reason
there would be high viewer numbers for a train wreck. People were captured by the chance of blood.
And blood they did get to see. Palin is a master at sarcasm – the kind that rips people apart, a kin to the Plastics in Mean Girls.
Palin reminds me of the sorority girls on campus that have nothing to contribute so to detract
from that fact they throw mud which of course confuses people because it gets in their eyes and
they can't see the truth. If you have not had the chance to watch Mean Girls, please do, it will explain everything
you need to know about her type of character; Mean, like a pit bull. And the lipstick – it rubs off.