The Nation is reporting that the YouTube video of Barack Obama's "A More Perfect Union" speech Tuesday set a new record for that site by drawing in 1.2 million views in just 24 hours.
While commentators and Democratic leaders predict that "A More Perfect Union" will ultimately be seen as a historic contribution to American race relations, it is already making history in YouTube politics. At this pace, it will be the most watched contemporary political speech in Internet history. In about a day, it is already the second most viewed item on Obama's innovative YouTube channel, which boasts 810 videos and 13 million channel views. (For comparison, that is nine times the views the Clinton channel and 21 times the views for McCain's channel.)
...YouTube only counts visitors who watch an entire video, so hundreds of thousands of additional visitors probably watched part of the 37-minute address.
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