One reason the numbers are so high is that all polls except Fox News (registered voters) and Rasmussen (likely voters) use a sample of “adults.” The polls using “adults” include people not engaged enough to care to vote. Rasmussen’s poll included in the average is of 1500 likely voters, yielding a much smaller margin of error. Fox and Rasmussen narrow the field to those who are a little more engaged in the process...
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I am noticing something... no Neilson’s that I can find out for last night as to what viewership happened to be. That’s usually indicative that he bombed. I’ve been busy and will admit to not searching to see what the actual share was, but I’d predict So You Think You can Dance got a lot more viewers than usual last night.
Ah hah - found ‘em ... from TV Guide
Ratings: Obama Dips from Previous Press Conference | Today’s News: Our Take | 7/23/2009 New
Wedneday’s ratings recap:
8/7 CT
President Obama’s press conference drew 16.5 million total viewers across ABC, CBS and NBC — a 13 percent decrease from his previous such prime-time appearance (which aired April 29). Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, meanwhile, averaged 7.32 mil over its two-hour run, up 370K week-to-week.