Abstract
News coverage is a critical component of modern presidential nomination campaigns. In this study, the geographic distribution of news coverage during several such campaigns is analyzed. Controlling for the size of the state delegation and other factors, contests that are part of a regional primary receive less coverage than contests that are not. As an illustration, it is shown that the southern states involved in Super Tuesday, 1988 received less coverage than would normally be expected considering the early date and large number of delegates at stake.
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