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Report: First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Surpassed 100 Million Views

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What happened A new report says the first-ever Republican midterm convention generated more than 100 million combined livestream, social-media and cable views.
The headline split 100 Percent Fed Up frames it as "Report: First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Surpassed 100 Million Views". The Gateway Pundit frames it as "First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Pulled in Impressive Ratings".
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Right / center-rightReport: First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Surpassed 100 Million Views

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100 Percent Fed UpNews report · Sep 17, 3:09 AM

Report: First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Surpassed 100 Million Views

A new report says the first-ever Republican midterm convention generated more than 100 million combined livestream, social-media and cable views.

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The Gateway PunditNews report · Sep 17, 2:20 AM

THE NUMBERS ARE IN: First-Ever Republican Midterm Convention Pulled in Impressive Ratings

The first-ever Republican midterm convention earlier this month pulled in an impressive 100 million viewers across cable news and livestream platforms.

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