The gerrymanderers are coming! Legislative redistricting won't affect competition or polarization much, no matter who does it

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Masket, Seth E ^a   Winburn, Jonathan ^b   Wright, Gerald C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855613177     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511001703     Document Type: Article

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