Major parties dominate, minor parties struggle: US elections and the Internet

Political Parties and the Internet: Net Gain?

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 53-69

  Margolis, Michael ^a   Resnick, David ^b   Levy, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84906115497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203391419     Document Type: Chapter

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