A tale of two electorates: Generational replacement and the decline of voting in presidential elections

Journal of Politics

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1014-1034

  Lyons, William ^a   Alexander, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034348277     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-3816.00044     Document Type: Article

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