Lumpers and splitters: The public opinion information that politicians collect and use

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 453-476

  Druckman, James N ^a   Jacobs, Lawrence R ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 33845321893     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfl020     Document Type: Article

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