I'm NOT watching the state of the union speech. But I am going to turn

[shraby]

on Abrams giving the rebuttal in the hopes her viewing numbers will be higher then trump's.

If her numbers are better, let him put that in his pipe and smoked it.

[SCantiGOP]

1. Don't work like that

Unless you’re one of the Neilsen families, no one knows who watches what.

[shraby]

2. At least I'll feel like I've contributed to a grand snub.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. It's not just the Neilsen families anymore

HULU AND YOUTUBE TV NOW INCLUDED IN TV RATINGS ANNOUNCES NIELSEN

https://www.nielsen.com/us/en/press-room/2017/hulu-and-youtube-tv-now-included-in-tv-ratings-announces-nielsen.html

I think DirecTV and others are also sharing information too.

[Squinch]

9. That's not actually true any more.

[Gothmog]

3. Same here

[Honeycombe8]

4. They won't be higher. People are tired of watching a speech after 1 1/2 hrs of Trump ...

the Trump extravaganza. He's even selling advertising for it.

I'll watch Abrams, though, either that night or next day. I can't watch Trump's "show."

[Big Blue Marble]

6. Who is watching Trump?

Many of us will just watch Abrams.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Almost half the country will watch.

I don't think I can take it, so I'll pass.

Most people don't know who Abrams is, and won't care. But it's an introduction to those who do care. We'll see what the ratings are and how well she does. If she can avoid being totally boring (most responses to the SOTU are),and if she can avoid doing something that makes her the butt of late night show jokes (which is often what happens), she'll have succeeded.

I have seen her give only one speech, but I was impressed. I'm sure she'll be one of the better ones. I thought Joe Kennedy did great last year, despite the chapstick.

[Squinch]

10. Pelosi and Schumer's were after Individual 1's last speech.

[Cha]

8. Put it in Puppet's crack pipe and suck on it.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

11. Trump's numbers will be higher.

They'll be the highest numbers of all time. Way higher than Obama's numbers, which were all fake by the way, and filled with illegal alien rapists and criminals watching. Nobody will ever have numbers higher than Trump's.

[UniteFightBack]

12. I may want to peek in to see what Nancy is doing. nt

[Vinca]

13. Me, too. What time do you think Abrams will be on?