President Obama ended his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention with a request for votes.
I ask you tonight for your vote....
If you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election.
If you reject the notion that our government is forever beholden to the highest bidder, you need to stand up in this election.
If you believe that new plants and factories can dot our landscape, that new energy can power our future, that new schools can provide ladders of opportunity to this nation of dreamers, if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules, then I need you to vote this November.
It seems a few people got the message.
Google reported that searches for "register to vote" doubled nationwide in the moments directly following Obama's speech.
Meanwhile, "Barack Obama" and "Joe Biden" were, respectively, the No. 1 and No. 2 most searched for DNC speakers on day three of the convention. "Gabby Giffords," who delivered the night's Pledge of Allegiance came in No. 3, followed by Sen. John Kerry.
When @barackobama's #DNC2012 speech ended at 11:03 p.m. ET, @google searches for "register to vote" doubled nationwide. #googlepolitics
— Google Politics (@googlepolitics) September 7, 2012
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Wonderful!!!
The DNC convention was fantastic!! The entire convention captured my heart and soul. One can see the involvement of all areas that affect the lives of the American people. One can see that he hear our voices.
The DNC convention was terrific!
The DNC convention was awsome! However, they needed to point out that the President can't do it alone. They need more dems in congress so that they can pass back to work programs without congress obstructing every work program bill that comes along. We need to get rid of just say no to everything congress.
Great orators all around. All you unregistered voters, get up, get going, and get registered. We need your votes all over this country. We are coming back, albeit slowly and that slowness can be credited to the TEA party and their refusal to pass any of the Obama Back to Work bills. We have two more months before the election when something can get done if congress wants to. We will be watching to see if they do anything at all between now and election day. We have to vote out all these negative republicans who are pledged to Grover Norquist and not to America. OBAMA 2012
MSNBC are you so Vain and drunk on the Obama Kool Aid to think that those people how did the google search are doing so because they are looking to vote for Obama did you even bother to think that maybe because of Obama poor speech of just spewing the same crap that didn't work the last four years they are looking to vote for Romney
Ah the green headed monster rears it's ugly head....HOPING thats the case is not going to CHANGE the fact that Romney is toast on Nov 6
You sir are what is wrong with this country.
Its a pure coincidence that it happened right after his speech? What a clown you are.
You are right to point out that they might be seeking to register to vote to vote against Obama. But it's most probable that they were responding to Obama's call because they wanted to vote for Obama. That's the most likely scenario.
Are you stating Romneys speech had any meat in it? Maybe if Romneys Mommy & Daddy were still alive, he might have gotten some people to vote for them had they been in the race. Other then that, there was nothing at all in it. Ryan, nor anyone else gave detail to the Republican policy.. A) because what they plan they can't tell anyone and hope to win.. B) because they really don't know the rest of the plan, it will be "we will make it up as we go."
Obama allowed Clinton to state in detail, what Obama has done so far and why it is working and why we need to continue in this direction, as well as show why Romney/Ryan has nothing but a return to the devestation of 4 years back and worse..
Obama speech did exactly what it was meant to do, rally the troops into enthusiatically and loyally supporting him, as well as all other democratic canidates.. A straight ticket vote all Democrat.. It was wonderful, and did exactly what was expected from that speech..
Better yet, is the part that once elected, we can't forget him and go back to our lives. Our duty is to pay attention and push from the bottom up for the change by letting Republicans know their obstruction is going to cost them being re-elected, except possibly in the pure red states.
I would argue that after the DNC voters are looking to register, however, not for Romney.
Here in Arizona I went to a speech watch party with the Dems. Republicans were also holding speech watch parties just down the street. One of our watchers went there first.
Elvis rocked the house!
The DNC was absolutely amazing on so many levels. The convention was organized. coherent, and had the "vision thing". The RNC, on the other hand, was a bit of a shambles, partly to do with the storm, but also due to the lack of true feeling and passion for Mitt Romney.
I have been an independent for almost as long as I could vote (40 years) and have voted for major Republican and Democrat candidates; this week I registered to vote as a Democrat.
Good for you! Thank you!
Historic speech. Really showed who cares about America and it's working people!
Voted for G W Bush twice----I will not be screwed by The Republicans again---OBAMA 2012
I also voted for Bush twice. Never again will I believe anything coming from the republicans unless it has a good bipartisan support. It's all about the rich. Power and money.
Republicans still have the rest of the country to plunder, and they want it all!
I will vote for Obama. I would rather live in my car than vote for a Republican who allows me to fall and then tells me, "If you let me dictate how you should live your life I'll help you up." ---OBAMA 2012
I know that all pols stretch and pull the 'facts' to their advantage. It's just part of their deal. What I don't understand is the GOP admonishing their supporters to just ignore the various fact checkers' results. "just believe what we say. If not the GOP, go to FOX or Rush or Hannity Everyone else is lying. not us." Seems like the GOP considers their tribe to have an IQ = to a box of hammers.
I don't really care who wins,as long as they do something for this country instead of talking about doing something and nothing ever gets done!
The Democratic Convention showed us the huge difference there is in the two philosophies, that of the Democrats which treats the American people as all being intelligent and equal, people able to see that the disaster that Obama inherited was 100% the fault of Republican Policies and will take a few more terms of Democratic control of congress and the White house to fix against the reckless and stupid instant gratification that is preached in meaningless cliches and mean spirited sound bites by born rich plutocrats like Ryan and Romney and senile actors who talk to chairs. I will vote Democrat because as an average working person they got my back and I don't give a dam about Religious Social issues and I don't want the rights of women or minorities to be trashed .
That is all the reasons there is to vote. Thank you.
Before the convention, I suspected this might be close but now I feel confident that at the end of it all, President Obama will win this second term and continue to put the country back on track.