At the end of the 2000 Presidential Campaign, the Annenberg 2000 survey, which interviewed more than 100,000 people, indicated that many Americans felt Al Gore was an uptight, humorless, know-it-all while George W. Bush wasn’t the brightest bulb on the tree, but someone you could invite to the family barbecue. Paul Waldman explains how the press often colors our perceptions of politics, The Press Effect.

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