Electoral Selection with Parties and Primaries

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 782-796

  Snyder, James M ^a   Ting, Michael M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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EID: 80054040074     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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