Testing spatial models of elections: The influence of voters and elites on candidate issue positions

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-101

  Frendreis, John ^a   Gitelson, Alan R ^a   Jenkins, Shannon ^b   Roscoe, Douglas D ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 2942702187     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298003X200818     Document Type: Review

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