The fine folks at Nielson report that 4.3 million fewer people watched Day 2 of the Republican National Convention than watched Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention. Also, there's a 600,000 viewer falloff for RNC - Day 2 - Version 2008 from the 2004 version.
Duh. That's what happens when you've heard it all before.
Also, Nielson reports that African-American viewing of the GOP convention (2.1 million) is less than half what is was for the Democratic convention (4.6 million). Quite frankly, given Obama's strong support in the African-American community, I'm astonished that 2.1 million African-Americans are watching. My guess is that half are trying to study the parties, candidates, and issues and make an informed decision. The other half are just playing the "Find a black delegate" game like me. One of my friends suggested we turn this pursuit into a drinking game, but after three hours, we still hadn't been able to open our beers.
