Why can't we all just get along? The reality of a polarized America

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Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Abramowitz, Alan ^a   Saunders, Kyle ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

American voter; Elections; Partisanship; Political parties

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944436035     PISSN: 15408884     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1076     Document Type: Review

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