The marginal and time-varying effect of public approval on presidential success in Congress

Journal of Politics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 92-110

  Bond, Jon R ^a   Fleisher, Richard ^b   Dan Wood, B ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037323196     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2508.t01-1-00005     Document Type: Article

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