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ABC's GOP Debate Takes The Ratings Crown
Reuters ^ | 12/11/2011 | Lucas Shaw

Posted on 12/11/2011 7:02:52 PM PST by TBBT

Score one for ABC News in the ratings department.

Saturday night’s GOP debate was the most-watched of the 2012 campaign as an average of 7.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the presidential candidates take on such hot topics as unemployment and immigration.

Despite a relatively late start time -- 9 p.m. on the East Coast -- 2.1 million of those viewers were in the key adults 25-54 demo.

Both of those numbers beat the previous highs, held by Fox News in total viewers (6.11 million on Sept. 22) and MSNBC in the demo (1.73 million on Sept. 7).

Also Read: Donald Trump to Moderate GOP Debate in Iowa (Updated)

(Excerpt) Read more at mobile.reuters.com ...


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If you thought your guy/gal sucked and you where hoping nobody was watching on a Saturday night... Well...
1 posted on 12/11/2011 7:02:56 PM PST by TBBT
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Lol, I thought my guy was great and it was the best debate yet........other than having to listen to Diane. Hoping it had a large viewer audience.

I noticed that Steffi is looking thinner, just like Shep on Fox News!


2 posted on 12/11/2011 7:08:49 PM PST by potlatch (*snip*~ Having the right to be angry does not give one the right to be cruel. ~*snip*)
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Since they took off America’s Most Wanted off..not much else to watch on Saturday night.. /s

Disclaimer: I have watched all of the debates.


3 posted on 12/11/2011 7:10:17 PM PST by berdie
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To: TBBT

THE PROBLEM IS OUR PRESIDENT, NOT WHAT NEWT SAID.


4 posted on 12/11/2011 7:11:29 PM PST by txhurl (Perry/Pence 2012)
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To: TBBT

Great news for Governor Perry, he stole the show last night, IMO.


5 posted on 12/11/2011 7:11:51 PM PST by smoothsailing
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To: txhurl

As of today, I would vote for Stalin / Lenin over obama if given the choice.


6 posted on 12/11/2011 7:13:33 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (The Obama Adminstration: 2nd wave of attacks on America after 9/11)
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To: txhurl

Hey, you stole my new tagline! :)


7 posted on 12/11/2011 7:19:18 PM PST by smoothsailing (Rick Perry: "This president is the problem, not something that Newt Gingrich said")
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To: TBBT

New will keep winning debates - I need to see actual votes, millions of Newt votes. Mr. President, Newt Gingrich.


8 posted on 12/11/2011 7:19:36 PM PST by Marcella (Newt will smash Obama in debates. Newt needs money.)
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To: TBBT
I think it is a very positive trend that the audience for these debates has risen, not declined. 7.6 million Americans got to see a generally high quality exchange of views and some hard-won truths about the Obama regime.
9 posted on 12/11/2011 7:41:35 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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I think most people want to get Obama out of office - the ratings are great and as a Perry supporter, I’m glad that many people got to see him doing a great job in a debate. He’s getting better, and with his record - people will be giving him a second look.


10 posted on 12/11/2011 7:56:42 PM PST by alicewonders
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He’s getting better, and with his record - people will be giving him a second look.

Just keep eating those crazy mushrooms.


11 posted on 12/11/2011 8:10:55 PM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke The Terrorist Savages)
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Well, we’ll see. He had his best debate yet, in my opinion. I think Romney’s going down.


12 posted on 12/11/2011 8:14:02 PM PST by alicewonders
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To: USS Alaska

I love mushrooms.


13 posted on 12/11/2011 8:16:47 PM PST by alicewonders
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To: TBBT
It wasn't a strong debate. There was too much echo in the host mics, the questions were not particularly good.

Perry had his best debate and one of the highlights when he moved the subject off Newt's "invented people" to Obama's failure to prevent the drone technology from getting into Iranian and other hands. Newt's best moment was getting Romney to admit he wasn't a career politician only because he lost to Teddy Kennedy.

Newt defended himself OK.

Romney has the infamous $10,000 bet to live down.

14 posted on 12/11/2011 8:24:36 PM PST by newzjunkey (Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama and Speaker Pelosi.)
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To: TBBT
It wasn't a strong debate. There was too much echo in the host mics, the questions were not particularly good.

Perry had his best debate and one of the highlights when he moved the subject off Newt's "invented people" to Obama's failure to prevent the drone technology from getting into Iranian and other hands. Newt's best moment was getting Romney to admit he wasn't a career politician only because he lost to Teddy Kennedy.

Newt defended himself OK.

Romney has the infamous $10,000 bet to live down.

15 posted on 12/11/2011 8:24:36 PM PST by newzjunkey (Republicans will find a way to reelect Obama and Speaker Pelosi.)
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To: smoothsailing
He actually did well, it's the first time he's done that. Unfortunately for him, Newt simply hit it out of the park. He really looked good.

All of them showed well, occasionally the crazy uncle actually sounded sane. Santorum had his best showing too, Bachmann may have done the worst this time, but only because everyone else just did really well.

16 posted on 12/11/2011 8:28:22 PM PST by Lakeshark
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"I noticed that Steffi is looking thinner, just like Shep on Fox News!"

I noticed that Ole Shep was looking positively gaunt.

17 posted on 12/11/2011 8:41:20 PM PST by matthew fuller (Hey Buckwheat- What the Hell are we paying you for?...(GO LEROY!))
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To: alicewonders

I like seeing Perry doing better. He was great on Fox News Sunday.


18 posted on 12/11/2011 8:46:12 PM PST by Mountain Mary ("My core is not up for grabs". El Rushbo 12/06/11)
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To: alicewonders

I like seeing Perry doing better. He was great on Fox News Sunday.


19 posted on 12/11/2011 8:46:19 PM PST by Mountain Mary ("My core is not up for grabs". El Rushbo 12/06/11)
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To: TBBT

Ann Coulter’s Twitter Feed in regards to last night’s debate:

http://twitter.com/AnnCoulter

She’s trying really, really, hard to go to bat for Romney. I wonder if Newt gets the nomination if she’ll start campaigning for Obama, like she threatened to campaign for Hillary when McCain got the nomination.


20 posted on 12/11/2011 9:04:18 PM PST by parksstp (Articulate Conservatives look for Converts. RINO's look for Democrat Heretics.)
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