Presidential and vice presidential debates in 2008: A profile of audience composition

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 307-324

  Kenski, Kate ^a   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2008 debates; debate audiences; debate viewership; presidential debates; vice presidential debates

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951987486     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764210392166     Document Type: Article

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