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Race To The White House
Democrats Draw 26 Million Viewers On Night One, Beating Republicans
The Democrats are ahead of the Republicans in the conven- tion ratings race.
Monday's broadcast and cable coverage of the DNC averaged 26 million viewers, according to preliminary Nielsen data. The total could rise slightly once the ratings for smaller channels are factored in.
The first night of the RNC last Monday averaged 23 million viewers between 10 and 11 p.m. This Monday's coverage lasted until about 11:30 p.m.
CNN was the highest rated
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channel during the Democrats' debut, beating the NBC, ABC and CBS broadcast networks.
CNN had 6.2 million viewers;
MSNBC was #2 with 4.6 mil- lion; and NBC was #3 with 4.3 million.
The rankings are a marked change from the first night of the 2012 DNC, when NBC was #1 among the networks with 5 million viewers, MSNBC was #2 with 4.1 million and CNN was #3 with 3.9 million.
This year's Democratic pro- ceedings were higher-rated overall than the first night back in 2012, when the combined broadcast and cable coverage averaged 22 million viewers.
President Obama's Convention Message Was About Hope; ‘And Get Out And Vote’
Hillary Clinton came out on stage after President Obama fin- ished his speech to embrace him.
DNC Email Leak Reveals Racist Remarks Among Party’s Top Tier
During his fourth conven- tion speech, President Barack Obama laid out why he remains hopeful about the future.
He used key phrases of his previous convention speeches going back to 2004 when he first entered the national spot- light at the convention to nom- inate then-Democratic nominee John Kerry.
The President praised Hillary Clinton, as the most qualified person ever to run for the White House.
He said voters faced a choice between hope and fear, attack- ing "home-grown demagogue" Republican Donald Trump.
He recounted his key victo-
ries over his past eight years in office and painted an opti- mistic future.
He extolled Mrs. Clinton's character, calling her a "leader with real plans to break down barriers, blast through glass ceilings and widen the circle of opportunity to every single American".
Praising the qualities of American people, President Obama said: "Tonight, I ask you to do for Hillary Clinton what you did for me. I ask you to carry her the same way you carried me."
The former secretary of state joined him on stage for a hug after he finished speaking.
As the Democratic National Convention comes to an end this week in Philly, more details about the Wikileaks emails have come to light, including a group of staffers who mocked the name of an African-Ameri- can employee.
According to Mic, DNC fi- nance chair Zachary Allen and finance chief of staff Scott Comer were discussing a DNC LGBT event involving executive assistant LaQueenia Gibson. The email addressed to Comer, pokes fun at the name for apparel company Haddad Brands named LaQueenia Gibson.
DONNA BRAZILE ...interim DNC Chair apolo- gized.
"LaQueenia is a NAME!" the email reads. "I'm sorry, boo. I hope you got a raise with this title."
Another email, this one from DNC Chief Financial officer Brad Marshall, sought to
make an issue of Bernie Sanders religion
Over 20,000 emails have been released filled with con- versations poking fun at fellow DNC members, mocking for- mer presidential Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders’ religion and using anti-gay slurs towards other employees.
In light of the leaks, DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasser- man Schultz announced her resignation from the seat Sun- day afternoon. Donna Brazile, the interim chair of the Democratic National Com- mittee apologized Monday for the party’s email leaks.
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