Heeding the call: The effect of targeted two-round phone banks on voter turnout

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1549-1563

  Michelson, Melissa R ^a   Garca Bedolla, Lisa ^b   McConnell, Margaret A ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 70450263285     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609990119     Document Type: Article

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