Reagan Beats Obama

[behindmydesk]

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/20...-ratings/11134

[behindmydesk]

You can have your power and your control over the country, we have the neilson ratings.

[PHX-SOXFAN]

You can have your power and your control over the country, we have the neilson ratings.

in the US, not worldwide

[b1e9a8r5s]

I was quite suprised by seeing this. I'm only 27, but the level of interest and excitment generated by Obama was nothing I'd ever seen in my lifetime.

[ari1013]

Three letters: DVR

I would have watched live, but I had to teach so I DVRed it. I'm sure that a lot of other people were in a similar situation to me. Why is everything political always on a freaking Tuesday?

[Tragedy]

Three letters: DVR

I would have watched live, but I had to teach so I DVRed it. I'm sure that a lot of other people were in a similar situation to me. Why is everything political always on a freaking Tuesday?

Exactly. DVR and the likes of that are revolutionizing live television. I did the same thing as you.

[gcoll]

You got the internet now, and stuff like that.

in the US, not worldwide

Don't understand what your point would be.

Also. Reagan's name is misspelled in the thread title.

I didn't watch. I've seen like 30 seconds of replayed footage.

[behindmydesk]

Three letters: DVR

I would have watched live, but I had to teach so I DVRed it. I'm sure that a lot of other people were in a similar situation to me. Why is everything political always on a freaking Tuesday?

Yes but who cares we won!

Typical MSNBC spin.

[cabernetluver]

Yes but who cares we won!

Typical MSNBC spin.

You did win, however we are winning now!

[ari1013]

Yes but who cares we won!

Typical MSNBC spin.

Dammit! BMD just uncovered the Vast Leftwing Conspiracy.

[behindmydesk]

HAHHA woops I posted it quickly before I left work.

[PunkShizzle]

Doesn't count watching it online?

My office had to block the news sites because too much bandwidth was being taken up with everyone watching it.

[blenderboy5]

Wait, why is everything political on a Tuesday? I don't get it... it's not in the constitution. While the constitution says the inauguration must take place on January 20th (so that's not always on a Tuesday), why is everything else? Just precedent?

[SmthBluCitrus]

Wait, why is everything political on a Tuesday? I don't get it... it's not in the constitution. While the constitution says the inauguration must take place on January 20th (so that's not always on a Tuesday), why is everything else? Just precedent?

There are a couple reasons that Election Day is when it is.

It's held in November so it doesn't conflict with the growing/harvesting season. It was 1845 (I believe) that they officially determined that -- and you have to think that the vast majority of the nation at that time was agricultural.

It's held on a Tuesday due to the fact that the vast majority of the nation was also rural. In order to get to your polling place, you would have to travel. If election day had been held on a Monday, people would have likely missed church on Sunday in order to make it in time.

They also wanted to make it as early in the week as they could -- not sure why.

[blenderboy5]

There are a couple reasons that Election Day is when it is.

It's held in November so it doesn't conflict with the growing/harvesting season. It was 1845 (I believe) that they officially determined that -- and you have to think that the vast majority of the nation at that time was agricultural.

It's held on a Tuesday due to the fact that the vast majority of the nation was also rural. In order to get to your polling place, you would have to travel. If election day had been held on a Monday, people would have likely missed church on Sunday in order to make it in time.

They also wanted to make it as early in the week as they could -- not sure why.

You know, I think I heard that thing about having to travel so they couldn't miss church. Thanks a lot!