Race for Media Exposure Edwards
In the final week of the 2008 Democratic primary campaign, Obama was the top newsmaker. In all he appeared as a dominant or significant factor in 77% of the campaign stories, according to PEJ’s Campaign Coverage Index for June 2-8. That was his highest single-week total for the year. Clinton trailed him in the battle for exposure, a major figure in 60% of stories. (An analysis of primary-season coverage from Jan. 6 through June 8 reveals that on an average week, Obama registered in 57% of the coverage compared to 50% for Clinton. McCain trailed badly at 27%.)
Race for Media Exposure  | Main Newsmaker  | Edwards  | Significant Presence  | Significant Presence  | Bush  | B Clinton  | McCain (R)  | H Clinton (D)  | Obama (D)  | 20  | 40  | 60  | .80  | Percent of Cam spaign Stories: June 2. 8. 2008  | Note: Main Newsmaker means 50% or more of a story must be about that candidate  | Significant Presence means between 25% to 50% of the story must be about that candidate 