The party faithful: Partisan images, candidate religion, and the electoral impact of party identification

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-58

  Campbell, David E ^a   Green, John C ^b   Layman, Geoffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

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EID: 78650933361     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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