Who watches presidential debates? Measurement problems in campaign effects research

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 350-363

  Prior, Markus ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864757473     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfs019     Document Type: Article

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