The ratings are in for last night's MSNBC Democrat debate between Sanders and Clinton. The confrontation between the angry grandma and the socialist geezer drew less than 4.5 million viewers. That's the lowest ratings for any debate in either party in this cycle. To be fair, it's not just the lowest ratings, it only about half as many viewers as saw the debate which used to be the lowest rated of this cycle. Further, it's roughly only a third as many viewers as watched the last GOP debate -- which is the one that Donald Trump boycotted.
According to the mainstream media, this debate was a big deal. For the first time, Hillary and Bernie were toe to toe in oral confrontation. America was supposed to get to see the real differences between the two of them. The only problem was that America really didn't seem to care.
This is just the latest indicator that there is no enthusiasm among the Democrats this year. In Iowa, the turnout among Republicans to the caucuses was up over 50% from the last election. Among Democrats, the turnout was down 25% from the last contested caucus (in 2008 when Obama beat Edwards and Clinton.) Those are numbers that should terrify the Democrats. Add in the fact that the GOP debates regularly draw many more viewers than the ones held by the Democrats and we see another measure of the disinterest in the fight between Clinton and Sanders.
It may be that most Democrats assume that Hillary will win and see no reason to tune in. That's possible, although hardly likely. Remember, in 2008, until Hillary lost in Iowa, the general consensus was that she was unstoppable. Then she was stopped.
I think it's something more. There are those who like Bernie Sanders; nevertheless, his message of socialism is not acceptable to a large segment of the country. Most of those people don't want to spend the time listening to something with which they will never agree. Then there's Hillary. Her problem is that most people don't believe what she says and there really aren't many people who like her. Why listen to Hillary if you don't believe what she says anyway.
The truth is that this bodes well for the Republican candidate in November. If the GOP runs an optimistic, personable and cheerful candidate like Rubio, then Clinton's problems will just multiply.
According to the mainstream media, this debate was a big deal. For the first time, Hillary and Bernie were toe to toe in oral confrontation. America was supposed to get to see the real differences between the two of them. The only problem was that America really didn't seem to care.
This is just the latest indicator that there is no enthusiasm among the Democrats this year. In Iowa, the turnout among Republicans to the caucuses was up over 50% from the last election. Among Democrats, the turnout was down 25% from the last contested caucus (in 2008 when Obama beat Edwards and Clinton.) Those are numbers that should terrify the Democrats. Add in the fact that the GOP debates regularly draw many more viewers than the ones held by the Democrats and we see another measure of the disinterest in the fight between Clinton and Sanders.
It may be that most Democrats assume that Hillary will win and see no reason to tune in. That's possible, although hardly likely. Remember, in 2008, until Hillary lost in Iowa, the general consensus was that she was unstoppable. Then she was stopped.
I think it's something more. There are those who like Bernie Sanders; nevertheless, his message of socialism is not acceptable to a large segment of the country. Most of those people don't want to spend the time listening to something with which they will never agree. Then there's Hillary. Her problem is that most people don't believe what she says and there really aren't many people who like her. Why listen to Hillary if you don't believe what she says anyway.
The truth is that this bodes well for the Republican candidate in November. If the GOP runs an optimistic, personable and cheerful candidate like Rubio, then Clinton's problems will just multiply.
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