2016 Postmortem

ffr

(22,672 posts) Wed Oct 5, 2016, 06:59 PM Oct 2016

The Kaine-Pence Showdown Was One of the Lowest-Rated Vice-Presidential Debates Ever

In a weird way, this will probably make Donald Trump happy: Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate was the third-lowest-rated in the 40-year history of such televised showdowns. Per Nielsen, fewer than one in four U.S. TV homes tuned in to watch Senator Tim Kaine conduct a real-time fact-check of Trump and his running mate, Governor Mike Pence. The 90-minute event averaged a 22.1 household rating, a number which translates into around 35.3 million viewers across the four major broadcast networks, as well as CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel... NYmag

I think this works to favor HRC's campaign. Let the ads spell out who actually won the debate, making them 2 - 0 against the Donald & Mike lie show.

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The Kaine-Pence Showdown Was One of the Lowest-Rated Vice-Presidential Debates Ever (Original Post) ffr Oct 2016 OP

People have seen enough alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #1

I think this is to our advantage. underpants Oct 2016 #2

+1 n/t ffr Oct 2016 #3

Whether or not tRump's Mike was defective, Donald J tRump lost the VP debate. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #5

Tweetie is gonna be sad C_U_L8R Oct 2016 #4

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

1. People have seen enough

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2016, 07:01 PM

Oct 2016

Trump is the most despicable and unqualified candidate in the history of the Republic. No Vice President is going to rescue that.

underpants

(182,883 posts)

2. I think this is to our advantage.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Wed Oct 5, 2016, 07:06 PM

Oct 2016

I think Tim did exactly what he set out to do but all the media declared Pence the winner - slightly.

The news articles the rest of the day pretty much covered that Pence didn't defend Trump and he lied.