The blind leading the blind: Who gets polling information and does it improve decisions?

Journal of Politics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 513-527

  Boudreau, Cheryl ^a   McCubbins, Mathew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77951240363     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381609990946     Document Type: Article

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