Candidate valence and ideological positions in u.s. house elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 371-388

  Stone, Walter J ^a   Simas, Elizabeth N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77954270270     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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