Negative campaign advertising: Demobilizer or mobilizer?

American Political Science Review

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 891-899

  Wattenberg, Martin P ^a   Brians, Craig Leonard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033475207     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586119     Document Type: Article

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