Issue Knowledge and Perceptions of Agreement in the 2004 Presidential General Election

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-259

  Kenski, Kate ^a   Jamieson, Kathleen Hall ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 85055357441     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2006.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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