Primary elections and candidate ideology: Out of step with the primary electorate?

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-105

  Brady, David W ^a,d   Han, Hahrie ^b   Pope, Jeremy C ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34848825541     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298007X201994     Document Type: Article

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