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Article: ANALYSIS: VOTERS SWAYED BY CAMPAIGN ADS

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05-13-2004
Analysis: Voters swayed by campaign ads

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- U.S. voters may be skeptical of presidential campaign ads, but many still believe the dubious statements sometimes presented in them, according to a national election survey.

Poll results from 18 election battleground states show more than half of respondents believed claims -- including inaccurate ones -- made in campaign ads for President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., the presumptive Democratic Party nominee.

Voters were asked whether they believed specific statements used in ads by the campaigns, such as that Bush favors sending ...

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