"What They Say or What They Do?" The Impact of Elite Explanation and Policy Outcomes on Public Opinion

Kathleen M. McGraw, Samuel J. Best, Richard J. Timpone

1995-02-01articleAmerican Journal of Political Science91 citationsclosed

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Kathleen M. McGraw, Samuel Best, Richard Timpone, "What They Say or What They Do?" The Impact of Elite Explanation and Policy Outcomes on Public Opinion, American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Feb., 1995), pp. 53-74

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