Forms of Policy in 2008 Presidential Campaign Debates- Political Campaigns -The Messages and Their Analysis - William Benoit - University of Missouri-Columbia

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Forms of Policy in 2008 General Campaign Debates

	Policy	Character
Presidential
D1 Obama	71 (74%)	25 (26%)
McCain	40 (61%)	26 (39%)

D2 Obama	53 (77%)	12 (23%)
McCain	46 (67%)	23 (33%)

D3 Obama	41 (77%)	12 (23%)
McCain	44 (46%)	52 (54%)

Total Obama	165 (73%)	61 (27%)
Total McCain	130 (56%)	101 (44%)
Total 2008	295 (65%)	162 (35%)
Past Debates	1852 (74%)	649 (26%)
Vice Presidential
Biden	70 (75%)	23 (25%)
Palin	36 (63%)	21 (37%)
Total 2008	106 (71%)	44 (29%)
Past VP Debates	1284 (74%)	448 (26%)

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