Issue engagement on congressional candidate web sites, 2002-2006

Social Science Computer Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-23

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

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidate Web sites; Congressional campaigns; Internet; Issue engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949355669     PISSN: 08944393     EISSN: 15528286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0894439309335485     Document Type: Article

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