Examining the possible corrosive impact of negative advertising on citizens' attitudes toward politics

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-69

  Jackson, Robert A ^a   Mondak, Jeffery J ^b   Huckfeldt, Robert ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign advertising; Congress; Midterm elections; Political attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049086901     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912908317031     Document Type: Article

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