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Partisan search behavior and Google results in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections

Daniel TrielliSchool of Communication, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nicholas DiakopoulosSchool of Communication, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-6123View further author information
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Pages 145-161 | Received 08 Nov 2019, Accepted 29 Apr 2020, Published online: 18 May 2020

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