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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:36 PM

DonViejo (4,568 posts)

65.6 Million Watched Second Debate, Slightly Less Than First

Source: TPM

65.6 Million Watched Second Debate, Slightly Less Than First

IGOR BOBIC 5:30 PM EDT, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17, 2012

The second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney drew an estimated 65.6 million viewers on Tuesday night, according to Nielsen, slightly less than the 67.2 million who tuned in to the first debate.

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65.6 Million Watched Second Debate, Slightly Less Than First (Original post)	DonViejo	Oct 2012	OP
This is tremendous news! In 2008 there was a big drop. Lots of voters saw the smackdown! nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Oct 2012	#1
that is awesome news	gabeana	Oct 2012	#2
I think people wanted to see if Obama would hit back	budkin	Oct 2012	#3
Great news!! The Yankees-Tigers game probably drew 6 million and took some viewers away.	StevieM	Oct 2012	#4
some northerners were fighting wild animals?	ChairmanAgnostic	Oct 2012	#16
Wow! Let's hope they don't try to make a reality tv show out of it..	flamingdem	Oct 2012	#5
great news!	hrmjustin	Oct 2012	#6
And next time it will be the whole planet.	bemildred	Oct 2012	#7
at least some of the people who skipped this one were like me	magical thyme	Oct 2012	#8
I don't even have a tv.. I couldn't even	Cha	Oct 2012	#11
Thanks for the total, DonViejo!	Cha	Oct 2012	#9
Each time there is a debate, the original ratings numbers are adjusted upward as time goes by to	VirginiaTarheel	Oct 2012	#10
This isn't counting the people who watched it online.	Third Doctor	Oct 2012	#12
CLEARLY, these numbers are made up	Ztolkins	Oct 2012	#13
no, you don't.	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#15
I did. You don't know. wtf?	uppityperson	Oct 2012	#17
those numbers are still good, but I'd say that perhaps	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#14
And Who Hadn't Made up their mind before the debates?	YOHABLO	Oct 2012	#18
yep. they vote	SemperEadem	Oct 2012	#23
I bet more of them watched the whole debate than watched the entire first debate	Onlooker	Oct 2012	#19
I watched it live in Australia Obama wiped the floor with Romney	MaffraMan	Oct 2012	#20
Welcome to DU!	Terra Alta	Oct 2012	#21
Yet, the Media is now arging the debates don't really matter...	TomCADem	Oct 2012	#22

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:38 PM

Bernardo de La Paz (7,142 posts)

1. This is tremendous news! In 2008 there was a big drop. Lots of voters saw the smackdown! nt

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:39 PM

gabeana (1,478 posts)

2. that is awesome news

i am surprised it was that big
what is the normal drop off between 1st and 2nd debate

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:40 PM

budkin (3,086 posts)

3. I think people wanted to see if Obama would hit back

And they saw him do just that!

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:44 PM

StevieM (2,183 posts)

4. Great news!! The Yankees-Tigers game probably drew 6 million and took some viewers away.

But the debate still did very well, which is great given how many people we needed to see Obama destroy Romney.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:23 PM

ChairmanAgnostic (24,000 posts)

16. some northerners were fighting wild animals?

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:46 PM

flamingdem (22,720 posts)

5. Wow! Let's hope they don't try to make a reality tv show out of it..

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:47 PM

hrmjustin (9,179 posts)

6. great news!

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:47 PM

bemildred (67,509 posts)

7. And next time it will be the whole planet.

If only for the rhetorical gore.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:48 PM

magical thyme (4,101 posts)

8. at least some of the people who skipped this one were like me

Couldn't bear to. Didn't want to jinx the President. Instead, I 'watched' through DU's eyes, cheered along and sent good vibes every step of the way!

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Response to magical thyme (Reply #8)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:52 PM

Cha (124,650 posts)

11. I don't even have a tv.. I couldn't even

watch through DU eyes last night until it was almost over. Watched an episode of Castle and send Mega Good Vibes to Pres Obama!

I didn't jinx it!

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:49 PM

Cha (124,650 posts)

9. Thanks for the total, DonViejo!

I'd read there were more last night but not so.

Not too many less..relatively speaking..2 millionish.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:50 PM

VirginiaTarheel (798 posts)

10. Each time there is a debate, the original ratings numbers are adjusted upward as time goes by to

include more cable and PBS viewers. These numbers could go up in the next couple of days.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 05:59 PM

Third Doctor (1,025 posts)

12. This isn't counting the people who watched it online.

Last edited Wed Oct 17, 2012, 06:00 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

That total is probably a lot more.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 06:19 PM

Ztolkins (185 posts)

13. CLEARLY, these numbers are made up

Trust me, no one saw Romney get his ass kicked. I know

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 06:55 PM

SemperEadem (7,997 posts)

15. no, you don't.

just stop.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:32 PM

uppityperson (74,229 posts)

17. I did. You don't know. wtf?

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 06:54 PM

SemperEadem (7,997 posts)

14. those numbers are still good, but I'd say that perhaps

since debates are for "those who haven't made up their minds yet", after the 3 so far, if someone still hasn't made up their mind, they're a ninny.

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Response to SemperEadem (Reply #14)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:24 PM

YOHABLO (450 posts)

18. And Who Hadn't Made up their mind before the debates?

Anyone who hasn't been keeping up, should be ashamed. This is about hanging on to what fragments of our Democracy we have left .. Still too many apathetic uninformed citizens we live with. How can we get people in this country to participate in the process? This is why we have a majority of Republicans in the House and a Supreme court stacked against the working men and women in this country.

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Response to YOHABLO (Reply #18)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 08:30 AM

SemperEadem (7,997 posts)

23. yep. they vote

the way their emotions dictate, not the way reason in light of their own economic situation should dictate.

if someone saying "marxist, kenyan, no birth certificate releasing, unamerican", then guess what emotion they're building their entire decision on? If the least someone can say is "fear", then a scared person should stay the eff at home on election day. Cowards don't belong in a voting booth.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 08:27 PM

Onlooker (4,446 posts)

19. I bet more of them watched the whole debate than watched the entire first debate

I have to admit that I stopped watching the first debate after about 45 minutes, when I realized that Obama was not going to get into gear. This debate was far more exciting and more interesting.

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Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:16 PM

MaffraMan (1 post)

20. I watched it live in Australia Obama wiped the floor with Romney

Keep it up right to the end Barack. We want a landslide to the Democrats!

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Response to MaffraMan (Reply #20)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 11:39 PM

Terra Alta (3,412 posts)

21. Welcome to DU!

I agree, Obama had a terrific debate performance last night. I'm so proud of him!

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Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:23 AM

TomCADem (6,371 posts)

22. Yet, the Media is now arging the debates don't really matter...

...and pushing the its a tight race meme or that Romney still has momentum.

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