The nature of political ideology in the contemporary electorate

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 679-703

  Treier, Shawn ^a   Hillygus, D Sunshine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 72749107279     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfp067     Document Type: Article

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