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51.4 Million Watched Vice Presidential Debate

by Igor Bobic

10.12.12 | 1:57 pm

The only vice presidential debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan drew an estimated 51.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen. The 2008 debate between then Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and then Sen. Joe Biden drew over 18 million more viewers. More than 26 million viewers who tuned in on Thursday were age 55 and over.

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Igor Bobic Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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