The Effects of Issue Salience, Elite Influence, and Policy Content on Public Opinion

Political Communication

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 328-345

  Ciuk, David J ^a   Yost, Berwood A ^a  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

information; issue salience; party cues; public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931864953     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2015.1017629     Document Type: Article

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