The consequences of battleground and "spectator" state residency for political participation

Political Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 187-209

  Lipsitz, Keena ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign contributions; Campaign effects; Campaign mobilization; Electoral College; Electoral competitiveness; Political discussion; Political participation; Presidential campaigns; Voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349208168     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-008-9068-7     Document Type: Article

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