Did the media do it?: The influence of news coverage on the 2006 congressional elections

Fault Lines: Why the Republicans Lost Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 22-41

  Carmines, Edward G ^a   Gerrity, Jessica C ^b   Wagner, Michael W ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 84919514732     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890905     Document Type: Chapter

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