How Much Of This Harris Speech Viewership Was Fueled By Media Hyping DNC 'Special Guest' Rumors?

Posted • August 24, 2024: A few hours before Kamala Harris' convention speech Thursday night, there was a hot rumor: The evening might feature a surprise guest. A couple of the names being floated were Beyonce and Taylor Swift. The anticipation among many was off the charts, and then… nothing happened. Well, except for the Democrat nominee's speech. Convention-goers were a bit let down: Katie Pavlich @KatiePavlich: “Hearing lots of “But where is Beyoncé?!” leaving the DNC” -- The media pushing a fake rumor was the perfect addition to the Democrats pushing a phony candidacy. It was likely an attempt to convince attendees to stay in the building until the end, as well as make sure there were more people watching on TV. How many of these viewers stayed tuned in because of the "special guest" tease? -- POLITICO @politico: “Harris DNC speech drew 28.9 million viewers, a half million more than Trump” https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/23/harris-dnc-speech-trump-00176254

Could it be because of Beyoncé? We'll go ahead and call that number a "Beyonce bounce" for the Dems. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GVs7MTqXcAAb6zm?format=jpg&name=medium -- Final night of DNC total viewership: 28 million. Viewership not counting people who tuned in because they were told Beyoncé or Taylor Swift might show up: 5 million. (…)

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