Political advertising and persuasion in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections

American Politics Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-329

  Franz, Michael M ^a   Ridout, Travis N ^b  

^a BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

2008 presidential election; Campaigns; Elections; Political advertising; Political persuasion

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649222927     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X09353507     Document Type: Article

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