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What voters think about political debates: key findings from a nationwide voter poll. (Cover Feature). (Statistical Data Included) Ronald A. Faucheux.
Campaigns & Elections June 2002 v23 i5 p22(5)

Instructions: Locate this article by visiting http://www.infotrac-college.com and entering "voters political debates" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.

1. According to this voter poll, what are the three best sources of campaign information for voters?



2. How do voters feel about the current number of debates? Do they want more, the same number, or fewer political debates?



3. What trend is discernable regarding the willingness of voters to watch political debates?



4. What do voters think about debate rules and who should ask debate questions?