Wednesday October 8, 2008

I've Been Thinking:

Like many of you I turned on my TV to watch the presidential debate.
What a disappointment.

I won't be surprised when the ratings come out to learn that many Americans left the debate after the first thirty minutes for Law & Order and CSI reruns.

The first presidential debate had 15 million viewers.
The vice presidential debate had nearly 70 million viewers.
The vice presidential debate was entertaining but that was only part of the reason behind its rating success.

The Palin Effect.
Americans tuned in, en masse, to the vice presidential debate because whether you lover her or hate her, people are curious about Sarah Palin.
The draw was a new fresh look at a completely different type of candidate.

The McCain/Obama Show has been going on for so long it takes a lot of extra effort to generate anything new or different.
Last night I looked for, but could not find, that extra effort.

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