Electoral competition and the voter

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-164

  Bowler, Shaun ^a   Donovan, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952672998     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfq069     Document Type: Article

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