Chart accompanying TV’s Low-Cal Campaign Coverage
Number of times each candidate appeared on World News, CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News (12/26/07-2/5/08). An appearance was tallied each time a candidate was mentioned, had a soundbite or interview, or had a campaign ad included in the newscast.
Barack Obama: 1,204
Hillary Clinton: 992
John McCain: 931
Mitt Romney: 904
Mike Huckabee: 503
John Edwards: 392
Rudy Giuliani: 238
Fred Thompson: 62
Chris Dodd: 22
Mike Bloomberg: 21
Bill Richardson: 16
Joe Biden: 10
Ron Paul: 10
Dennis Kucinich: 7
