Who loses in american democracy? a count of votes demonstrates the limited representation of african americans

American Political Science Review

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-57

  Hajnal, Zoltan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67651087226     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055409090078     Document Type: Article

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