Candidate positioning in U.S. house elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 136-159

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^a   Stewart III, Charles ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0035218198     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669364     Document Type: Article

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