Communication forms in U.S. presidential campaigns: Influences on candidate perceptions and the democratic process

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 88-105

  Pfau, Michael ^a,b   Cho, Jaeho ^c   Chong, Kirsten ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035643929     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108118001129172350     Document Type: Article

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