The Calculus of Concession: Media Coverage and the Dynamics of Winnowing in Presidential Nominations

American Politics Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 310-337

  Haynes, Audrey A ^a   Gurian, Paul Henri ^a,b   Crespin, Michael H ^b   Zorn, Christopher ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive distance; Media coverage; Money; Presidential nominations; Winnowing

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142662863     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03260353     Document Type: Article

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