The Gingrich Senators and party polarization in the U.S. Senate

Journal of Politics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1011-1024

  Theriault, Sean M ^a   Rohde, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 83755170577     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611000752     Document Type: Article

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