The expectations gap thesis: Public attitudes toward an incumbent president

Journal of Politics

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 944-966

  Waterman, Richard W ^a   Jenkins Smith, Hank C ^a   Silva, Carol L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

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EID: 0033235860     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2647549     Document Type: Article

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