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A Record-Setting 38 Million Watched Obama's Speech On T.V.

by andrewalker08, Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 03:56:01 PM EST

Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday as an estimated 38 million viewers watched on television, setting a new record for convention viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The audience estimate of 38.3 million means that Mr. Obama's speech reached more viewers than the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "American Idol" or the Academy Awards this year, the Associated Press notes.

[Source: New York Times, "38 Million View Obama's Speech; Highest-Rated Convention In History", August 29, 2008]

But the question now is whether those 38.3 million will vote for Obama, bring ten of their friends to vote for Obama, and then have their ten friends bring ten more of their friends to vote for Obama.

Let's get to work!

Tags: Democratic National Convention, Barack Obama (all tags)

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www.barackobama.com... (none / 0)

...Go and volunteer now!

by andrewalker08 on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 03:58:02 PM EST

Huge (none / 0)

That's what I like to see.

The pebbles have voted and the avalanche has begun.

President-Elect "That One"

by Dracomicron on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 04:10:23 PM EST

He impressed (2.00 / 1)

My Republican parents
My Democratic fiancee
Her Independent (Clinton democrat) parents.

"Hey, check it out. You just had yourself a glue OD. So you're learning another lesson. Don't do too much glue, or your night sucks."

by vcalzone on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 04:15:08 PM EST

38 Million Watched Obama's Speech On T.V. (none / 0)

"But the question now is whether those 38.3 million will vote for Obama, bring ten of their friends to vote for Obama, and then have their ten friends bring ten more of their friends to vote for Obama."

lets see if my maths add up..

38,000,000

+380,000,000 (38 million * 10)

+3,800,000,000 (380 million *10)

=4,218,000,000 votes for Obama?

US population ~300,000,000
World population ~6,500,000,000

64% of the population of the world will vote for Obama while only 4.6% of the world population lives here.

This seems likely..

Nice sentiment though.

by Why Not on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 05:08:22 PM EST

Re: A Record-Setting 38 Million Watched Obama's Sp (none / 0)

Different kind of speech from what I am used to seeing. I liked it. He sounded like a pissed off democrat who wanted to do something including fight for our party and the country. He won my partner and I over last night along with the speeches of Michelle Obama,HIllary Clinton and Bill Clinton. What were the ratings on some of the others? As good? Worse?

by Iceblinkjm on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 05:10:45 PM EST

Re: A Record-Setting 38 Million Watched Obama (none / 0)

And a record setting minimum of 3 dozen watched McSame announce his mate.

"I don't know too much about Sarah Palin, but perhaps that's the good news." -- GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison

by Obama44 on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 05:13:42 PM EST

I wonder (none / 0)

what the rating were world wide and online?

Washington Woman

Progressive Blue

by kevin22262 on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 08:39:21 PM EST

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