Polls and Elections: Do Blacks and Whites See Obama through Race-Tinted Glasses? A Comparison of Obama's and Clinton's Approval Ratings

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 363-375

  Abrajano, Marisa ^a   Burnett, Craig M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84869880879     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2012.03970.x     Document Type: Article

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