Assignment 3, Borner

Live from St. Paul: McCain's Big Night
I thought that this article was well written. It was interesting to find out that McCain rarely mentioned his stance on the worsening economy and really had nothing to say about it. I think that is a big deal with all the commotion going on about the gas prices, global warming, etc. and to not hit on that topic is very unreliable. Also during the RNC McCain was outshined by Palin, his number 2, who is supposed to be the runner up candidate in the Republicans. From this article it would seem like Obama has a better chance of getting elected if McCain does not step up.

McCain has slight edge on Obama
About 41 million Americans watched John McCain’s speech, which is about the same number of viewers that Obama had. McCain, as suspected, had more viewers than his runner up, Sarah Palin, who only had 37.2 viewers. It’s interesting that this convention is the most-watched one since 1960. Overall McCain, though, has had more viewers which could mean he is as of now more popular but it’s hard to decide.

Once again, I have not really paid all that much attention to the RNC or the DNC. I don’t really have a reason for not getting involved it’s just I haven’t had interest or the time to really sit down and watch the speeches. I know it’s important to grasp what is going on in the world around me but I just don’t find the convention all that interesting. And again, I am not able to vote so I don’t really specifically need to know everything about Obama and McCain but hopefully I can learn a little more about what is going on.