Primary elections and partisan polarization in the U.S. Congress

Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-191

  Hirano, Shigeo ^a   Snyder Jr , James M ^b   Ansolabehere, Stephen ^c   Hansen, John Mark ^d  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 77958546338     PISSN: 15540626     EISSN: 15540634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/100.00008052     Document Type: Article

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