Democratic National Convention, Day 2 recap
Before we get to Wednesday, let's take a look at the impact Tuesday night had in the media world.
First of all, Michelle Obama kicked Ann Romney's ass in the ratings game:
The Nielsen Co. said about 26.2 million people watched the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., where the first lady was the featured speaker.
Last week, Nielsen said 22.3 million watched the first night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., where potential first lady Ann Romney talked about her husband, Mitt.
More people watched the DNC convention on network TV (non-political junkies) this Tuesday than last:
DNC
ABC: 3,236,553
CBS: 3,268,520
NBC: 5,021,551
Total network: 11,526,624
RNC
ABC: 2,862,656
CBS: 3,118,927
NBC: 4,770,050
Total network: 10,751,633
There was no Democratic viewership drop-off from 2008. Republicans, however, saw a 30 percent decline from their first-day numbers in 2008.
The Democratic convention also kicked the RNC's ass on Twitter.
Clinton’s speech Wednesday night in Charlotte peaked at 22,087 tweets per minute, while Michelle Obama peaked at 28,003 TPM on Tuesday, according to Twitter. Clinton did do better on Twitter than Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who reached just 14,289 TPM last week at the Republican National Convention.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/06/1128492/-Democratic-National-Convention-Day-nbsp-2-nbsp-recap
