The return of the American voter? Party polarization and voting behavior, 1988 TO 2004

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 443-449

  Dodson, Kyle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Party polarization; Political behavior; Political change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956789371     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.3.443     Document Type: Article

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