Does inattention to political debate explain the polarization gap between the U.S. congress and public?

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 77, Issue S1, 2013, Pages 2-23

  Lauderdale, Benjamin E ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84875615660     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfs065     Document Type: Review

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