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Tone of Media Coverage of Bush and Kerry Debates, 2004

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The tone of the press coverage of the debates in 2004 was highly negative for Presidential Bush. Nearly 60% of the stories were critical of the President, more than twice the percentage for challenger John Kerry.

Source: PEJ, "The Debate Effect"

Date Posted: October 27, 2004

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