More than 66.8 million Americans continued televised election

More than 66.8 million Americans continued televised presidential election yesterday in the North American country, unless the hearing recorded in 2008, when Barack Obama became the first African American into the White House.

According to Nielsen, more than 66.8 million Americans, mostly over 55 years old, followed by 13 election night cable TV, representing a drop of 4.7 million viewers over the presidential election , 2008.

Listenership contrasts with the expectation that had been generated in recent days the White House race, because most polls on voting intentions gave a tie between Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney.

The 2008 presidential election sparked interest among Americans probably because they could involve the appointment of the first African head of state, although this time the polls predicted Obama's victory over his then rival, John McCain.

Instead, Internet activity election night was relentless. Specifically, Twitter is sent more than 31 million tweets, including after learning that Obama released his victory at the polls, which has become the most followed by the brief history of the social network.