Opinion polls and the media in the United States

Opinion Polls and the Media: Reflecting and Shaping Public Opinion

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 113-134

  Frankovic, Kathleen A ^a  

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EID: 85015894862     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230374959_6     Document Type: Chapter

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