Subject: ICYMI: #DemDebate ratings and DNC organizing
From: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
To: DNC Press <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:24:36 +0000

ICYMI -- Tuesday's DNC-CNN-Facebook Democratic debate was the highest rated Democratic primary debate in history - with an average of 15.3 million viewers, according to Nielson data. Prior to this week, the highest rated Democratic debate was ABC's April 2008 debate in Philadelphia which averaged 10.7 million viewers.

Tuesday's debate was the 6th highest non-sports telecast in cable history. In addition, 980,000 concurrent viewers livestreamed the debate on CNN.com. By comparison, 1.3 million concurrent viewers streamed the Super Bowl earlier this year.

Leading up to the debate, the DNC and our state and local parties worked to make sure that #DemDebate excitement was funneled into growing our activist corps and engaging voters in Nevada, where the debate was held, and across the country.

The DNC and our state and local partners leveraged the #DemDebate opportunity in several ways:

*        At least 31 State Democratic Parties and 205 County Democratic Parties in 41 states hosted Debate Watch Parties across the country that were reported back to us.

o   Sample press coverage: Ohio Democrats hope to stir interest, energy around debate<https://www.toledoblade.com/State/2015/10/12/Ohio-Democrats-hope-to-stir-interest-energy-around-debate.html>; Maryland Democrats host 14 debate watch parties<http://www.abc2news.com/news/political/maryland-democrats-host-14-debate-watch-parties>

o   Additionally, Democrats Abroad organized 36 parties in 14 countries on 4 continents around the globe in order to energize American citizens who currently live abroad. Cities included London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Brussels, Dublin, Geneva, Athens, Sydney, Lima, Santiago, Toronto, and Puerto Vallarta.

*        The Nevada Democratic Party and Nevada Democratic elected officials hosted a number of events around the debate.

o   The state party hosted volunteers at its headquarters. (See photos of sign making below)

o   Congresswoman Dina Titus helped lead a caucus training, walking attendees through a mock caucus. (Photo below)

o   Senator Harry Reid held a press conference to discuss our party's values, and contrasted our Democratic field with the Republicans. (Photo below)

o   The DNC and Nevada Democrats hosted a roundtable moderated by DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz with Nevadans who have benefitted from Democratic Party policies. Participants included a nurse who spoke to how Obamacare had helped her; a Dreamer who spoke of President Obama's plan to keep immigrant families together; and a retired firefighter who talked about what's at stake this election for first responders. (Photo below)

*        The DNC digital team leveraged social media to keep people engaged, and frankly, they outperformed the GOP's digital efforts by a mile.

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