Television and the incumbency advantage in U.S. elections

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 469-490

  Ansolabehere, Stephen ^a   Snowberg, Erik C ^b,c   Snyder Jr , James M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947370440     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298006X201896     Document Type: Review

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