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| | The Great Debate & Beyond : The History of Televised Presidential Debates |
 | | On the second debate the industry figure was 62,500,000, the politicians' figure was 51,000,000; on the third, the figure was 60,000,000 according to the industry, and 48,000,000 according to the political pollsters; and on the fourth debate the spread between the industry and political pulse-takers was 70,000,000 and 48,000,000. |
 | | In the few communities where Westerns or something else competed with the Presidential performers, the audience ratings for the debates were decidedly lower-between 15 and 20 per cent less, in fact-than in the towns, villages, and cities where the debates monopolized all the channels and television addicts had to watch or go without. |
 | | This could be the real debate of the series, with each contender permitted to ask his foe anything he wants to ask - and perhaps to confront him with "false charges" or anything of that sort which may need airing before the polls open. |
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