Dialogue in American political campaigns? An examination of issue convergence in candidate television advertising

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 724-736

  Kaplan, Noah ^a   Park, David K ^b,d   Ridout, Travis N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744745954     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00212.x     Document Type: Article

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