The effective length of the presidential primary season: The impact of delegate allocation rules and voter preferences

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-92

  Cooper, Alexandra L ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulations; Electoral systems; Presidential nominations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036108705     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095169280201400105     Document Type: Review

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