Political sophistication and economic voting in the American electorate: A theory of heterogeneous attribution

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 899-914

  Gomez, Brad T ^a   Wilson, J Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035538571     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2669331     Document Type: Article

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