Information, activation, and electoral competition in the 2002 congressional elections

Journal of Politics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 798-812

  Huckfeldt, Robert ^a   Carmines, Edward G ^b   Mondak, Jeffery J ^c   Zeemering, Eric ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547290391     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2508.2007.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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