Political context, issue salience, and selective attentiveness: Constituent knowledge of the Clarence Thomas confirmation vote

Journal of Politics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 846-868

  Mulchings, Vincent L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0035536317     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00090     Document Type: Article

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