[InterceptPoint]

17 million viewers gone. You gotta love Paul Ryan but when it comes to drawing in the folks there is nobody like Sarah Palin. In 2008 we had Sarah. In 2012 we didn’t.

Case closed.

[jimbo123]

If Karl Rove and the rest of the GOP-e buffoons weren’t such fools, they would have let Sarah speak before Ryan and she would have attracted for him him an extra 10-15 million viewers last night.

But the RINO hate for Palin, Conservatives and the Tea Party is so strong, they sabotaged the opportunity of a lifetime for Paul Ryan. And it was by design. The RINOs hate Paul Ryan, too.

[snarkytart]

She wouldn’t have drawn the same numbers as last time. The novelty is worn off. Her reality show didn’t fair that well when all was said and done. And Bristol’s reality show totally tanked and was pulled.

I’m not sure people are as fascinated with the Palin’s as they were four years ago.

[aruanan]

17 million viewers gone. You gotta love Paul Ryan but when it comes to drawing in the folks there is nobody like Sarah Palin. In 2008 we had Sarah. In 2012 we didn’t.

Case closed.

Not really. Viewership on big broadcast networks is down 17% in general this year against the 2007-2008 television season. In the last 4 weeks, there has been a reduction in viewership of 21% for ABC, 20% for FOX, 8% for CBS, and 3% for NBC among the 18-49 year old group. Given this, conclusions about the decreased NETWORK VIEWERS of the RNC having anything to do with content are weak. Have you seen what kind of online, non-broadcast coverage there has been and how participation in that relates to this demographic in terms of the 2012 versus 2008 convention?