Closing the gap, raising the bar: Candidate web site communication in the 2006 campaigns for congress

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-465

  Gulati, Girish J ^a   Williams, Christine B ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

2006 midterm elections; Campaign web sites; Online campaigns; U.S. House; U.S. Senate

Indexed keywords

EID: 35148847928     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439307305624     Document Type: Article

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