Plus ça change: Race, gender, and issue retrospections in the 2008 US presidential election

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-211

  Grose, Christian R ^a   Husser, Jason ^a   Yoshinaka, Antoine ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 79956257092     PISSN: 17457289     EISSN: 17457297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457281003697180     Document Type: Article

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