'Honey Boo Boo Child' Beats RNC Ratings: Fans Laugh it Up on Twitter

Looks like TLC's new hit reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" (which follows the life of six-year-old pageant queen Alana Thompson and her self-described "redneck" family) is even more popular than the presidency! According to reports, Wednesday night's episode pulled in more viewers than the airing of the Republican National Convention. And according to some Tweeters, that doesn't come as such a big surprise, since some allege there doesn't seem to be too big a difference between the two (other than the fact Alana is simply more entertaining):

@MattMira: "'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' got better Ratings than the RNC... And here I was,all this time thinking they were the same thing."

‏ @SteveHuff: "Apparently Honey Boo-Boo is getting better ratings than the Republican Nat. Convention. You mean people can tell them apart?"

@ChrisJones205: "Honey Boo Boo should have ran for President because more people watched her instead of watching the RNC! Boom #settitoff Mitt Romney RT this."

@FINALLEVEL: " RNC was beaten in the ratings by HONEY BOO BOO!!! All is right with the world."

‏@ChrisJones205: "Honey Boo Boo should have ran for President because more people watched her instead of watching the RNC! Boom #settitoff Mitt Romney RT this."

@HuggyLowdownDC: "#GOP2012 Man the Only reason I'm watching this #RNC tonight cause I heard Honey Boo Boo was a Guest Speaker!"

@AlyssaRosenberg: "In a victory for American discourse, Honey Boo-Boo beats the Republicans."

@BookAddictKatie: "I just realized that Honey Boo Boo scares me less than the RNC..."

@dovdavidoff: "The modern Republican party; half country-club; half Honey Boo Boo Child. #RNC."

@SoFlaEstatePlan: "I'm tired of watching the RNC. I'm changing the channel to something with smarter people, 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.'"

Watch a clip of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo":