Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina meet for their first and only debate Tuesday night in Cleveland. Here are some facts and figures on their debate:
90 - Number of minutes Cheney and Edwards will debate, starting at 9 p.m. EDT.
$4.1 million - Amount spent by the host university, Case Western Reserve, in fees and campus renovations for the debate.
Between 250 and 300 - Number of seats in debate hall for audience.
496 - Number of folding tables for credentialed media in filing center. The host expects more than 1,000 members of the media to attend.
28.5 million - Viewers who watched the vice presidential debate in 2000 between Cheney and Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut.
20 - Number of electoral votes in Ohio.
1 - Electoral vote lost after the 2000 census due to redistricting.
3.6 - Percentage points by which Bush won Ohio over Democrat Al Gore in 2000.
50-48 percent - Most recent poll of the state, with Bush at 50 percent but the 2-percentage point difference within the margin of error. Independent Ralph Nader currently is not on the ballot.
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