Traits versus Issues: How Female Candidates Shape Coverage of Senate and Gubernatorial Races

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 715-726

  Dunaway, Johanna ^a   Lawrence, Regina G ^b   Rose, Melody ^c   Weber, Christopher R ^d  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Oregon University System   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

political communication; women and politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882640798     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912913491464     Document Type: Article

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