Twitter Use by Presidential Primary Candidates During the 2012 Campaign

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1596-1610

  Conway, Bethany Anne ^a   Kenski, Kate ^a   Wang, Di ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

presidential candidate; presidential primary; Twitter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885101337     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764213489014     Document Type: Article

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