When does negativity demobilize? tracing the conditional effect of negative campaigning on voter turnout

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 797-813

  Krupnikov, Yanna ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80054014137     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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