Reading the political tea leaves: A forecasting model of contemporary presidential elections

American Politics Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 506-519

  Holbrook, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0345968215     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X9602400407     Document Type: Article

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