Celebrity spectacle influence on young voters in the 2004 presidential campaign: What to expect in 2008

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1239-1246

  Payne, J Gregory ^a   Hanlon, John P ^a   Twomey III, David P ^a  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign rhetoric; Celebrity; Entertainment; Politics; Young voters

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247568497     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764207300051     Document Type: Review

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