WH '08 WATCH -- TV Tracker

After more than three years of tracking TV face time on newsmaker cable and broadcast shows for declared WH '08ers, we have come to the end of the road. Over the last five weeks of WH '08, John McCain and Sarah Palin logged significantly more TV time than their Dem counterparts. That also rings true for the entirety of our tracking.

McCain totaled more than 60 hours overall, compared with 40 hours for Barack Obama. In the short time we tracked VP candidates (since Sept.), Palin logged more than six hours, double that of Joe Biden.

Tonight's results, however, will reveal if more TV time translates into a victory.

Totals after the jump. One practical note about TV Tracker -- We began our monthly log the Tuesday after Labor Day 2005 (9/6/05).

(KATHERINE LEHR)

MONTHLY TOTAL

                 Oct.-11/4 '08

                Broad    Cable

McCain         2:13:41  2:34:58

Obama          1:13:04    40:51 

Barr             10:12    13:37

Nader            10:25    21:27

Biden          1:07:32     6:58

Palin            53:20  2:23:41  



OVERALL TOTAL

             Total     Total      Overall

Candidate    Broad     Cable       Total

McCain     31:00:44   29:36:03   60:36:47

Obama      24:20:37   15:42:31   40:03:01

Nader         44:23    2:14:15    2:58:38

Barr          38:48      26:38    1:05:26

Biden       2:31:33      53:17    3:24:50

Palin       3:00:54    3:25:38    6:26:32