Posted by
Cary Wesberry on Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:46:17 PM
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's highly anticipated speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night nearly matched the record-setting numbers of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Palin pulled in 37.2 million viewers across broadcast and cable networks, according to Nielsen Media Research.
That's 55% higher than Day 3 of the DNC, when her Democratic counterpart, Joe Biden, and President Clinton took the stage (24 million).
It's also up a sharp 99% from the Republican convention's third day in 2004 (18.7 million) and easily bests the numbers viewers attracted by George W. Bush when he accepted the nomination (27.6 million). In fact, it came close to upsetting Obama's historic address last Thursday -- the most-watched convention speech in history (38.4 million viewers).
Palin's viewership is up 73% from Tuesday's RNC tally, when 21.5 million tuned in to see President Bush and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman endorse nominee John McCain. The event also drew more female viewers than Hillary Clinton's speech last week.
The above linked from Matt Drudge. Much like the fact Sarah Palin got more votes for Mayor of her small town in Alaska than Joe Biden did for President of the United States, Governor Palin's 37.2-million viewers trounced Biden's numbers when he spoke at the Democrat Convention last week. After Palin's amazing performance Wednesday night, it is no surprise why so many Americans tuned-in to watch her first major speech as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate.
The mainstream media was caught completely off guard during and after Sarah Palin's speech at the RNCC just as they were caught off guard after John McCain introduced her as his running-mate. The New York Times was so baffled by Palin's words and delivery, the best they could come up with today was to point out she has a regional dialect. That's right; the opposition has been reduced to making fun of Palin's accent... which is barely distinguishable to begin with!
The very existence of Sarah Palin, her candidacy, her indisputably tangible accomplishments, her record, and her executive experience is an indictment against liberalism and our childish media.
Update:
Make that over 40-million when PBS is added into the mix!