Competitive positioning, deracialization, and attack speech: A study of negative campaigning in the 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election

American Politics Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-149

  Krebs, Timothy B ^a   Holian, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antonio R. Villaraigosa; James K. Hahn; Los Angeles; Mayoral elections; Negative advertising; Negative campaigning

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751327484     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X06292320     Document Type: Review

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