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Political Humor Candidate Jokes by Host January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008 Based on Leno, Letterman, O'Brien, Stewart and Colbert Candidate Total # Jokes Leno Letterman O'Brien Stewart Colbert McCain 897 239 192 106 171 189 Clinton 641 226 147 59 115 94 Obama 531 149 64 40 161 117 Palin 300 69 84 38 76 33 Romney 131 18 71 3 28 11 Edwards 91 50 10 3 13 15 Nader 62 18 29 14 1 Huckabee 58 12 3 9 20 14 Biden 43 21 6 4 10 2 Giuliani 36 10 6 14 6 Thompson 25 9 4 4 8 Kucinich 24 12 7 1 2 2 Paul 10 1 2 4 1 2 Richardson 9 2 5 2 Gravel 6 6 Dodd 6 2 1 2 1 Barr 2 2 Brownback 1 1 Tancredo 1 1 Hunter 1 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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