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It seems many young Americans think there's a lot to laugh about in terms of the presidential candidate race.
According to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press conducted from December 19, 2003, to January 4, 2004, the under-30 age group relies more on comedy shows (like Comedy Central's "Daily Show," hosted by Jon Stewart) for information about this year's election campaigns than ever before. About 21 percent of young people claim comedy shows are their regular source of election information over network news and newspapers, according to the survey. And the number of young people getting news from nightly network news shows is also down from...