According to the latest Pew Research Center Poll, the viewing public rated Clint Eastwood's rambling rant to an empty chair as the highlight of the RNC, beating out Romney's acceptance speech by 3 percentage points and Paul Ryan's speech by 11 percentage points.
Yes, you heard it right. Romney lost to an empty chair.
What does it say when this is the highlight of your convention?
In an "open-ended question based on those who watched at least a little convention coverage," 20% rated Eastwood's speech the highlight of the convention compared to 17% for Romney's acceptance speech. 10% chose Ann Romney's speech and 9% Paul Ryan's speech.
Among Republicans, Romney did slightly better, beating out Eastwood by 26% to 17%. Among Democrats, a plurality, 40%, said there was no highlight.