Candidate and party strategies in two-stage elections beginning with a primary

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 344-359

  Adams, James ^a   Merrill III, Samuel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Dapartment of Mathematics and Computer Science   (United States)

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EID: 41649115193     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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