Determinants of turnout and candidate choice in the 2008 U.S. presidential election: Illuminating the impact of racial prejudice and other considerations

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 943-994

  Pasek, Josh ^a   Tahk, Alexander ^a   Lelkes, Yphtach ^a   Krosnick, Jon A ^a   Payne, B Keith ^b   Akhtar, Omair ^c   Tompson, Trevor ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Associated Press   (United States)

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EID: 76149105500     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfp079     Document Type: Article

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