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Tone of Newspaper Coverage of Kerry and Bush

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Nearly seven out of ten newspaper stories about Bush’s debate performance were negative, compared with three out of ten about Kerry. This was similar to what people saw on television. 

Source: PEJ, "The Debate Effect"

Date Posted: October 27, 2004

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