Educating the least informed: Group endorsements in a grassroots campaign

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 755-770

  Arceneaux, Kevin ^a   Kolodny, Robin ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349328350     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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