Priming presidential approval: The conditionality of issue effects

Political Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-210

  Kelleher, Christine A ^a   Wolak, Jennifer ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Issue differences; Presidential approval; Priming

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748547720     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-006-9011-8     Document Type: Article

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