The electoral college, mobilization, and turnout in the 2000 presidential election

American Politics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 700-725

  Hill, David ^a   McKee, Seth C ^b  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Campaign strategy; Electoral college; Mobilization; Presidential candidates; Presidential elections; Turnout

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844436261     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X04271902     Document Type: Article

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