The influence of twitter posts on candidate credibility: The 2014 michigan midterms

Communication and Midterm Elections: Media, Message, and Mobilization

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 145-167

  Towner, Terri L ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84960211089     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137488015     Document Type: Chapter

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