Partisan strategy and support in state legislative elections: The case of illinois

American Politics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 376-403

  Wiseman, Alan E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign platforms; Electoral politics; Ideal points; Party endorsements; Valence model

Indexed keywords

EID: 17744389395     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X04267683     Document Type: Article

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