Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Uncommitted TV Viewers More Engaged by McCain-Palin than Obama-Biden

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Voters not yet committed to either candidate were 12% more engaged by TV coverage of the GOP convention than the Democratic convention, according to an analysis released Monday by Nielsen IAG.

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