US Senate campaigns, negative advertising, and voter mobilization in the 1998 midterm election

Electoral Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 180-195

  Jackson, Robert A ^a   Carsey, Thomas M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Negative advertising; Voter mobilization; Voter turnout

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; ELECTION; MASS MEDIA; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846806013     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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