What determines a governor's popularity?

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 225-247

  King, James D ^a   Cohen, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745626444     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000500500302     Document Type: Review

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