Do public evaluations of Congress matter? Retrospective voting in congressional elections

American Politics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-177

  McDermott, Monika L ^a   Jones, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Congressional approval; Elections; Public opinion; Voting behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 21144451929     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X02250291     Document Type: Review

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