On forecasting the presidential vote

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-31

  Wlezien, Christopher ^a  

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EID: 0035286108     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104909650100004X     Document Type: Article

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