"To thine own self be true": Values, framing, and voter decision-making strategies

Communication Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-560

  Shah, Dhavan V ^a   Domke, David ^a   Wackman, Daniel B ^a  

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EID: 0030503809     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365096023005001     Document Type: Article

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