Partisan moods: Polarization and the dynamics of mass party preferences

Journal of Politics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 277-291

  Ura, Joseph Daniel ^a   Ellis, Christopher R ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84857162232     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022381611001587     Document Type: Article

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