Presidential campaigning on the web: The influence of candidate world wide web sites in the 2000 general election

Southern Communication Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 219-228

  Hansen, Glenn J ^a   Benoit, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 85007856219     PISSN: 1041794X     EISSN: 19303203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10417940509373328     Document Type: Article

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