Reading the tea leaves: Understanding tea party caucus membership in the US house of representatives

PS - Political Science and Politics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-250

  Gervais, Bryan T ^a   Morris, Irwin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 84858813637     PISSN: 10490965     EISSN: 15375935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049096511002058     Document Type: Article

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