Fewer people tuned into the Republican National Convention this year, and of those who did, Clint Eastwood’s speech was more interesting than GOP nominee Mitt Romney’s by a small 3-point spread, according to a new Pew Research survey. From their report:
The public paid far less attention to this year’s Republican convention than it did to the GOP convention four years ago. Just 37% say they watched all or some of the Republican convention, down from 56% in 2008.
And while there has been a modest increase in the percentage saying they view Mitt Romney more favorably in the wake of the convention, his acceptance speech was not the highlight of the event: As many of those who watched at least a little convention coverage cited Clint Eastwood’s speech as the convention highlight (20%) as named Romney’s speech (17%). One-in-five say there was no convention highlight, about the same percentage as four years ago.
In 2008, 50 percent of Americans Pew polled said then-Gov. Sarah Palin’s speech was the focal point of that Republican convention.
