The mediated horserace: Campaign polls and poll reporting

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 261-287

  Matthews, J Scott ^a   Pickup, Mark ^b   Cutler, Fred ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84864486361     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423912000327     Document Type: Article

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