Bush-Kerry Debate Draws 62.5M Viewers
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With an estimated 62.5 million viewers, the first Bush-Kerry debate was a television hit and provided evidence of the intense interest in the presidential campaign.
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The melting snowman, Tennessee rednecks and the novelty of the CNN-YouTube Democratic debate attracted 2.6 million television viewers, a slight drop from the numbers who tuned in for a more traditional exchange last month.
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NEW YORK - Friday's rematch between President Bush and John Kerry proved to be a livelier affair, and a more revealing show, than their first debate.    The big difference, of course, was the town-hall format that surrounded the two candidates with 140 voters, some of whom got to ask the questions they had brought...
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Persuadable voters watching the presidential debates tended to give higher marks to Democrat John Kerry than President Bush, but many sound reluctant to make a final decision in the presidential race.
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When Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry appeared on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show last month, it drew 1.5 million viewers, about 400,000 more than its average for a night.
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At least 43.6 million people watched the debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and Senator John Edwards on Tuesday, an unexpectedly large audience that nearly
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Nearly 44 million Americans tuned  in to see Vice President Dick Cheney square off against Sen.  John Edwards in the most watched debate between nominees for  the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket since 1992, ratings  showed on Wednesday.
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Nearly 44 million Americans tuned in to see Vice President Dick Cheney square off against Sen. John Edwards in the most watched debate between nominees for the No. 2 spot on the presidential ticket since 1992, ratings showed on Wednesday.
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John F. Kerry comes to the first of three presidential debates under pressure to rise to the moment. Over the past week, nearly a dozen national polls have been released.  When taken together, they suggest that President Bush is leading by five to six percentage points.
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President George W. Bush and Democrat challenger John Kerry parade personalities from sports and the entertainment world in their quest for voter support in what increasingly appears a photo-finish presidential election next Tuesday.
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Chicago Tribune - Whether Sen. John Kerry won the debate with President Bush Thursday night is an open question that voters will decide, but he almost certainly won a chance for a second look.
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The rival campaigns of President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry have hit the Southwest, where they are to face off in their final televised debate in two days, with polls showing the race still too close to call.
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George W Bush and John Kerry's first TV debate failed to change Americans' minds, reactions suggest.
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At least 62.5 million Americans tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger John Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched Bush's debates four years ago with Al Gore.
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Even a Yankees-Red Sox playoff game was no match for the TV audience's interest in the final debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.
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WASHINGTON (CP) - In the last televised debate of the US election campaign on Wednesday, President George W. Bush and John Kerry each hoped to break the deadlock gripping the race.
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President George W. Bush and four- term Massachusetts Senator John Kerry are in a statistical tie for voter support in three national polls after their final debate.