What didn't get mentioned in last night's debate

Posted By David Bosco Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 10:40 AM Share


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I guess it's a small world after all. Courtesy of the New York Times' handy debate transcript analyzer, here's some evidence of the narrowness of America's current foreign-policy dialogue:

Candidate Mentions in Last Night's Debate

  • Iraq: 10
  • China: 5 (Tancredo and Hunter only) 
  • Afghanistan: 3
  • Europe: 1 (a complaint from Giuliani about subsidies)
  • Iran: 1
  • Russia: 0
  • India: 0
  • North Korea: 0
  • Proliferation: 0
  • Nuclear: 0
  • Diplomacy: 0
  • Sudan or Darfur: 0
  • Pakistan: 0
  • United Nations: 0

Immigration? The candidates mentioned it 25 times.

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