Beyond Learning and Persona: Extending the Scope of Presidential Debate Effects.

Presents a study which demonstrated a variety of potentially important effects of watching televised presidential debates on voters in the United States (U.S.). Impact of the 1992 presidential debates on voters' perceptions; Relevance of issues discussed in the debates; Emphasis on the general presidential debate between Texas governor George W. Bush and U.S. Vice President Albert Gore, Jr. on October 3, 2000 in Boston, Massachusetts.