The impact of scandal on candidate evaluations: An experimental test of the role of candidate traits

Political Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-24

  Funk, Carolyn L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030531723     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01498658     Document Type: Review

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