Maddow: Dem Debate Was Least Watched, ‘Debate Schedule Buried in a Haystack’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT The first ░░░░░░░░ presidential primary debate this ░░░░░░░░ was the one that ░░░░░░░░ in Las Vegas That ░░░░░░░░ the one where Jim ░░░░░░░░ and Lincoln Chafee were ░░░░░░░░ running around Hi guys ░░░░░░░░ debate with five Democrats ░░░░░░░░ stage that drew 15 ░░░░░░░░ viewers The second Democratic ░░░░░░░░ was last month They ░░░░░░░░ it on a Saturday ░░░░░░░░ in Iowa at the ░░░░░░░░ same time that the ░░░░░░░░ Iowa Hawkeyes were taking ░░░░░░░░ the Minnesota golden gophers ░░░░░░░░ their blockbuster college football ░░░░░░░░ Did I mention that ░░░░░░░░ game and the debate ░░░░░░░░ both in Iowa both ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ a Saturday night That ░░░░░░░░ shaved about half of ░░░░░░░░ audience off the first ░░░░░░░░ That brought in about ░░░░░░░░ 5 million viewers The ░░░░░░░░ one was this past ░░░░░░░░ This Saturday before Christmas ░░░░░░░░ brought in even fewer ░░░░░░░░ than the previous one ░░░░░░░░ numbers look like it ░░░░░░░░ roughly 7 85 million ░░░░░░░░ who watched Saturday night ░░░░░░░░ of course the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ been putting up blockbuster ░░░░░░░░ for their zillions of ░░░░░░░░ highly promoted debates some ░░░░░░░░ which have had over ░░░░░░░░ million people watching them ░░░░░░░░ these ratings to 2012 ░░░░░░░░ look at this Remember ░░░░░░░░ 2012 President Obama was ░░░░░░░░ for re election So ░░░░░░░░ s no Democratic party ░░░░░░░░ Right it s just ░░░░░░░░ Republicans holding their hilarious ░░░░░░░░ bizarro 2012 primary with ░░░░░░░░ Cain and Newt Gingrich ░░░░░░░░ all the rest of ░░░░░░░░ I mean in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ Republican debates were the ░░░░░░░░ show on television by ░░░░░░░░ mile And I say ░░░░░░░░ as a person with ░░░░░░░░ TV show on television ░░░░░░░░ was watching the Republican ░░░░░░░░ in 2012 You could ░░░░░░░░ turn away But compare ░░░░░░░░ numbers More people watched ░░░░░░░░ Democratic debate this past ░░░░░░░░ than watched any of ░░░░░░░░ Republican debates in 2012 ░░░░░░░░ more people watched the ░░░░░░░░ debate this past Saturday ░░░░░░░░ almost every other Democratic ░░░░░░░░ in 2008 Which was ░░░░░░░░ Barack Obama Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ year There were 15 ░░░░░░░░ that err ya on ░░░░░░░░ Democratic 150id The fourth ░░░░░░░░ debate that year was ░░░░░░░░ on MSNBC It drew ░░░░░░░░ 77 million viewers This ░░░░░░░░ debate this snoozer Saturday ░░░░░░░░ before Christmas beat that ░░░░░░░░ Did I mention that ░░░░░░░░ Hillary versus Barack So ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats have buried ░░░░░░░░ debate schedule in a ░░░░░░░░ and it is impossible ░░░░░░░░ find this year Compared ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans this year ░░░░░░░░ numbers of people watching ░░░░░░░░ Democratic debates are much ░░░░░░░░ But compared with previous ░░░░░░░░ even this year s ░░░░░░░░ debate numbers are ignoramus ░░░░░░░░ Republican numbers are break ░░░░░░░░ scale but the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ are historically huge Republicans ░░░░░░░░ into this election But ░░░░░░░░ do the huge debate ░░░░░░░░ mean for who s ░░░░░░░░ to win the election ░░░░░░░░ s hard to know ░░░░░░░░ is hard to tell ░░░░░░░░ this point whether big ░░░░░░░░ audiences are going to ░░░░░░░░ or hurt either party ░░░░░░░░ do have one metric ░░░░░░░░ one last metric I ░░░░░░░░ you to look at ░░░░░░░░ this out During the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic debate this Saturday ░░░░░░░░ snooze fest in New ░░░░░░░░ the Saturday before Christmas ░░░░░░░░ candidate who attracted the ░░░░░░░░ number of new Twitter ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ debate was Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ sanders went up more ░░░░░░░░ anyone else on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic debate The ░░░░░░░░ Republican debate the Republican ░░░░░░░░ last Tuesday in Las ░░░░░░░░ where 18 million people ░░░░░░░░ during the last Republican ░░░░░░░░ you want to know ░░░░░░░░ the candidate was who ░░░░░░░░ the largest number of ░░░░░░░░ Twitter followers during the ░░░░░░░░ debate Also Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ had a great night ░░░░░░░░ night too On Republican ░░░░░░░░ night There s one ░░░░░░░░ metric that shows which ░░░░░░░░ did their campaign the ░░░░░░░░ good over the course ░░░░░░░░ the last Republican debate ░░░░░░░░ over the course of ░░░░░░░░ last Democratic debate And ░░░░░░░░ both instances for whatever ░░░░░░░░ it was Bernie Ratings ░░░░░░░░ This race this year ░░░░░░░░ just freaking weird Weird ░░░░░░░░ awesomely unpredictable And I ░░░░░░░░ my job.”