Rethinking the role of political information

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-64

  Levendusky, Matthew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79952690496     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfq070     Document Type: Article

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