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Sorry, Trump: The DNC Is Demolishing The RNC In The Ratings Race So Far
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/26/sorry-trump-dnc-demolishing-rnc-ratings-race.htmlSorry, Trump: The DNC Is Demolishing The RNC In The Ratings Race So Far
By Sean Colarossi on Tue, Jul 26th, 2016 at 6:19 pm
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According to preliminary Nielsen numbers, 26 million viewers tuned into the star-studded opening night of the DNC – three million more than the Republican gathering took in.
In that tweet, though, Trump didn’t mention the fact that ratings for the final night of his convention – when he spent 75 straight minutes doing his best Mussolini impression – fell way short of the last night of John McCain’s convention in 2008.
That year, McCain and the Republicans drew about 39 million viewers on their closing night – nearly 7 million more viewers than this year’s RNC.
Today brought another piece of bad news for the ratings-obsessed Trump: Millions more Americans watched the first night of the DNC than the opening act of the GOP freakshow in Cleveland.
According to preliminary Nielsen numbers, 26 million viewers tuned into the star-studded opening night of the DNC – three million more than the Republican gathering took in.
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I'm currently watching the DNC livestream via youtube. The counter says 34, 231 other people are currently watching. Anyone know if the online viewership is counted in the total viewers?
