The electoral implications of candidate ambiguity

American Political Science Review

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-98

  Tomz, Michael ^a   Van Houweling, Robert P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 67651111903     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055409090066     Document Type: Article

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