The Iraq War, partisanship, and candidate attributes: Variation in partisan swing in the 2006 U.S. house elections

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 531-557

  Grose, Christian R ^a   Oppenheimer, Bruce I ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41449102424     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298007782398495     Document Type: Article

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