Posted on 10/17/2020 10:22:40 AM PDT by MAGA2017
Many of you have probably seen headlines like this:
CNN: More people watched Biden on ABC than Trump on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC
Washington Post: Biden’s ABC town hall ratings beat Trump’s three-network NBC event
The Hill: Biden's town hall viewership surpasses Trump's
So does this really mean anything? Should President Trump be worried?
The answer is no.
Biden's campaign event was on ABC "News". Trump's hour-long town hall was aired on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC.
Who mainly watches ABC, NBC, MSNBC and CNBC?
Democrats and people who don't realize these "news" outlets are mainly broadcast channels for the Democratic party. I don't think I've watched ABC "news" since John Stossel left. I know what ABC represents and what they will "report" so I don't waste my time watching it. I suspect that's the case for most Conservatives and for people who support President Trump.
Biden's town hall was viewed by people who have already decided to vote for him. Big deal.
I wonder what Tucker’s ratings were?
Watched 10 mins and was boring. You could tell it was rigged with Steponallofus running it.
Tucker was 798,000 while the day before, he topped 1 million; https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/wednesday-oct-14-scoreboard-tucker-carlson-averages-more-than-a-million-adults-25-54/459653/
I heard that GOP were watching Joe’s townhall, not for information, but for entertainment value.
With everything being available on YouTube afterwards, ratings don’t mean much, people can go and watch at their leisure.
Yes, but he rambles on and on like someone’s geriatric grandpa. Not appealing.
I’m glad that things went the way they did because a lot of people saw this. It may have demotivated those who are sharp mentally. Hopefully they are demotivated enough to stay home and not vote.
Bingo... I didn't watch either due to travelling but if I had of had the time, I would have watched Joe. Why? I already have watched PDJT endless number of times and while there might be something new that he might raise, I can always hear all about that with resources like right here on FR. On the other hand, there are endless numbers of folks who might vote for Joe who I come into regular contact with and knowing what latest buffoonery Joe might come up with during his town hall won't hurt in discussions with those individuals when trying to convince them to vote for PDJT. So... entertainment value for sure but having insight to help with convincing possible Joe voters to vote for the President is a good thing.
More Democrats watched Biden. What a surprise.
“having insight to help with convincing possible Joe voters to vote for the President is a good thing.”
Rush had a young sounding guy call last week, but I wasn’t able to hear the whole call.
He had a 45-minute conversation with someone he knew just before she was going to vote — for Biden. At the end of the call he had changed her mind and she said she would vote for Trump. Then I had to turn off the radio and never heard how he had done it.
Crime shows always sell more popcorn.
The revelations from Hunter Biden’s laptop could have also affected ratings. Some people might have watched the Joe Biden townhall because they expected to hear questions, and Joe Biden’s responses, concerning Hunter’s shady business deals.
Both are getting plenty of attention. End of story.
Biden’s town hall was 2 hours and Trump’s town hall only one hour, IIRC.
A lot of Biden’s number could easily be people who watched both.
Many turned it off because of Guthrie, which reduced viewership. If the Dems think they won that way, well it’s fine with me. I get a laugh about it.
I will be honest. I was surprised by the number that tuned in to watch biden.
There are so many variable that very little can be construed from it.
I know Trump will win but I do not see a blowout.
He will a little over 300 EVs.
He will win the tight states.
But the days of the 49 states win are behind us forever, I think.
Even though I strongly support Trump (understatement), I watched the Biden Town Hall on ABC. Since Biden has been hiding and almost invisible, this was a rare chance to watch him speak. I wanted to watch for signs of dementia and to watch him try to make his radical agenda sound plausible. It was so boring, I had to turn it off after about 30 minutes. I wonder how many other conservatives watched Biden for similar reasons. We all already know Trump’s agenda and accomplishments and have heard him many times. Most of us would not have expected to learn anything new by watching the Trump Town Hall.
As I see it Tucker split Republican viewers... people who knew they were voting for Trump but wanted to see more about Hunter’s pay for play shakedowns - watched Tucker.
I doubt any democrats watched Tucker. So Biden got the dem audience - Trump got half the Republicans... I taped both debates and taped Tucker’w rerun at midnight. So, everyone got ‘one’ from me.
Everyone visits Hotel California once just to see what goes on.
And yes .. I watched both.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.