Partisan polarization and congressional accountability in house elections

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 323-337

  Jones, David R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77954287904     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00433.x     Document Type: Article

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