Topics of 2008 General Campaign Debates - Political Campaigns -The Messages and Their Analysis - William Benoit - University of Missouri-Columbia

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Topics of 2008 General Campaign Debates

	Policy	Character
Presidential
D1 Obama	153 (77%)	46 (23%)
McCain	129 (70%)	56 (30%)

D2 Obama	153 (74%)	54 (26%)
McCain	140 (71%)	58 (29%)

D3 Obama	140 (72%)	54 (28%)
McCain	135 (60%)	89 (40%)

Total Obama	446 (74%)	154 (26%)
Total McCain	404 (67%)	203 (33%)
Total 2008	850 (70%)	357 (30%)
Past Debates	4885 (75%)	1666 (25%)
Vice Presidential
Biden	139 (72%)	53 (28%)
Palin	114 (62%)	69 (38%)
Total 2008	253 (67%)	122 (33%)
Past VP Debates	1412 (67%)	696 (33%)

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