Campaign communications in U.S. congressional elections

American Political Science Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 343-366

  Druckman, James N ^a   Kifer, Martin J ^b   Parkin, Michael ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 73949104177     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055409990037     Document Type: Article

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