In a study by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press , among John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, the press has been toughest on the Governor of Alaska. Less than four out of 10 respondents (38%) say Gov. Palin has received the most severe treatment by the press, compared...
The television turn-out for the vice presidential debate Thursday night between Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin totaled 69.9 million viewers, according to national data from Nielsen Media Research. The lone debate between the two contenders was carried live on 11 broadcast and cable networks...
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The Biden-Palin vice-presidential debate Thursday night probably drew a bigger audience than last week’s debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain, according to preliminary national data from Nielsen Media Research. ABC attracted and held the largest audience of the broadcast...
Television audiences showed less interest in Joe Biden’s speech accepting the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention yesterday than they did for former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s speech the night before, according to early local ratings returns from Nielsen Media...