Out of step, out of office: Electoral accountability and house members' voting

American Political Science Review

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 127-140

  Canes Wrone, Brandice ^a,b   Brady, David W ^c,d   Cogan, John F ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036012222     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055402004276     Document Type: Article

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