Can a poll affect perception of candidate traits?

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 69, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 725-743

  Hardy, Bruce W ^a,b   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^a,b  

^a Annenberg School for Communication   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 29344467457     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfi067     Document Type: Article

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