Numbers Don't Lie

 

 

 

 

Average number of people, in millions, who watched the parties' national conventions this year, according to Nielsen Media Research. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of people, in millions, who watched the first presidential debate in 2000. The number is expected to be higher this year. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of the vote that a candidate must be \expected"" to receive in order to participate in the 2004 debates.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of candidates outside the two dominant parties who have participated in the debates in the last 40 years.