Candidate qualities through a partisan lens: A theory of trait ownership

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 908-923

  Hayes, Danny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 33745303952     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2005.00163.x     Document Type: Article

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