SubscribeRepublican convention sets record for number of viewers
Saturday, September 6th, 2008More people watched the Republican convention than any convention ever. That includes the Democratic convention - stadium, Styrofoam pillars, and all.
I doubt this would be true had McCain chosen someone other than Sarah Palin. It will be interesting to see how this plays out over the next couple months, but I see the Republicans taking advantage of Palin’s ability to steal attention away from Obama. Of course, people trust her to lead on sound principles too. However you look at it, she was a brilliant choice.
The Republican convention was the most-watched convention on television ever, beating a standard set by the Democrats a week earlier.
Three times in two weeks, political speeches were watched by more people than the “American Idol” finale, the Academy Awards and the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics this year.
