Messages that mobilize? Issue publics and the content of campaign advertising

Journal of Politics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 466-476

  Sides, John ^a   Karch, Andrew ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 41549146262     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381608080432     Document Type: Article

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