Reading help: John F. Kennedy improved against his opponent by 5 percentage points compared to the previous election poll conducted shortly before the televised debate. Ronald Reagan had a similar improvement in poll numbers in 1984 following a televised debate. In the elections from 1964 to 1972, no debates between candidates were televised.
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Gallup. (September 24, 2008). Change in survey results for future U.S. presidents based on the last TV debate [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262888/influence-of-televised-debates-on-polling-in-united-states-elections/
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Gallup. (2008). Change in survey results for future U.S. presidents based on the last TV debate. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262888/influence-of-televised-debates-on-polling-in-united-states-elections/
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Change in survey results for future U.S. presidents based on the last TV debate [Graph], Gallup, September 24, 2008. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262888/influence-of-televised-debates-on-polling-in-united-states-elections/