The Political Ecology of Opinion in Big-Donor Neighborhoods

Political Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-600

  Bramlett, Brittany H ^a   Gimpel, James G ^a   Lee, Frances E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign donors; Campaign fundraising; Political ecology; Political elites; Political geography; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 80255141839     PISSN: 01909320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11109-010-9144-7     Document Type: Article

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