Why Gain in the Senate but Midterm Loss in the House? Evidence from a Natural Experiment

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  Grofman, Bernard ^a   Brunell, Thomas L ^a   Koetzle, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038961717     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440215     Document Type: Article

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