The "veepstakes": Strategic choice in presidential running mate selection

American Political Science Review

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 855-864

  Sigelman, Lee ^a   Wahlbeck, Paul J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031286822     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2952169     Document Type: Article

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