2.3 Million Watch Democratic Forum on MSNBC

[StrayKat]

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According to Nielsen overnight ratings, MSNBC was No. 1 in the A25-54 demo averaging 417,000 viewers Friday night. 2.332 million total viewers watched the 2-hour Democratic Forum, giving MSNBC second place from 8-10 p.m. ET behind Fox News which averaged 2.435 million.

[yeoman6987]

1. Considering no news about it. No surprise

I was not aware until threads started popping up here and it was pretty much over. Friday nights gut is terrible night for tv except blue bloods and occasionally shark tank does well. We almost beat Fox News though.

[StrayKat]

3. I watched it.

I watched it. I didn't really understand the point of having all three candidates assembled together without having them interact, but they all performed well. The difference between the republican and democratic debates has been night and day.

I wish that SNL had done a better spoof since that was seen by so many.

[corkhead]

2. DWS was successful

She didn't want anybody watching these debates. She got her wish.

[StrayKat]

4. Does anyone want to take her place?

I'm not a fan of Wasserman-Shultz, but her role is important. Does the party have a good replacement lined up? It seems like kind of a thankless job.

[spinbaby]

5. I don't think they were mentioned in the news at all

I watched the morning news and some of the Sunday blather shows today--nary a peep.

[madokie]

6. This is the first I heard of it

[herding cats]

7. If you missed it.

I posted a link to it in full in V&M.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017306733

I'll warn you the quality is far from HD, but it's all there. The nice thing is you don't have to click tons of links to see it in segments like on MSNBC.

[CentralMass]

8. Thanks. i watch 2/3rds of it at that link earlier. O'Mally was good, Bernie was great, didnt have to

watch Hillary. Oh well.

[herding cats]

9. Good to know you got to see it.

When I realized how annoying it was to try and watch it on MSNBC online, I looked for an alternate choice.

I think it's important we voters have a chance see what our choices actually have to say. I thought the format was a bit different, but it seemed to work out well enough over all.

[CentralMass]

10. +1

[freshwest]

15. MSM seems to have plenty of time for GOP ones, but not ours. They don't want anyone to hear us.

We are so far from the media that I grew up with, that had a mandate to show us everything in the public interest, to their privatizing all information, editing out our president and the other disservices they do to us daily. They are the major force in dumbing us down with one of the best teaching tools ever invented.

[herding cats]

16. I certainly can't disagree with you on that.

The fact that we now have to jump through hoops to get basic information on our politicians is insanity. Over the course of my adult life I've watched everything, including our political system, be reduced to sound bytes and reality TV style drama. Every year it seems to just get a bit worse.

[madokie]

11. Thank you

I'm really enjoying this
so far we still listening to Martin and I have to say I like this guy very much.
Man o man the dems do have a solid field of candidates

ETA: No wonder the press aren't talking about this. I'm impressed with O'malley and where he stands on issues.

[herding cats]

12. I liked him, too.

It was really great to get to hear more from him in a one on one kind of interview. He has some great ideas people should get to hear.

The other two candidates also did great. I came away feeling proud to be a Democrat.

[cwydro]

13. I loved the entire forum.

O'Malley was great, as were Bernie and Hillary.

I have some difficult choices ahead.

[madokie]

14. Bernie is my first

who ever is the nominee will be my first in the General Election. I'll come to them with the same passion I go to Bernie with.
Bernie is talking Vision and I like that in a candidate. He's not talking about where he was or any of that he is talking about where he wants to take us to make life better for all Americans. That is why I'm a Bernie Sanders supporter. I like his passion for helping the 99 percent of us.