The electoral consequences of ambivalence toward presidential candidates

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 915-929

  Lavine, Howard ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035538567     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669332     Document Type: Article

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