The fey effect: Young adults, political humor, and perceptions of Sarah Palin in the 2008 presidential election campaign

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-104

  Baumgartner, Jody C ^a   Morris, Jonathan S ^a   Walth, Natasha L ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858243165     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfr060     Document Type: Article

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