Grassroots mobilization in the 2008 presidential election

Journal of Political Marketing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-333

  Panagopoulos, Costas ^a   Francia, Peter L ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign strategy; Party contacting; Personal contact; Political parties; Presidential elections; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950776891     PISSN: 15377857     EISSN: 15377865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15377850903263805     Document Type: Article

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