Candidate competition and attrition in presidential primaries, 1912-2000

American Politics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 528-554

  Steger, Wayne P ^a   Hickman, John ^b   Yohn, Ken ^c  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MCPHERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036354135     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X02030005004     Document Type: Review

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