The American Voter

The Oxford Handbook of American Elections and Political Behavior

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Jacoby, William G ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidates; Election campaign; Partisan attachments; Political behavior; Political parties; Public policy; The American voter

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859852301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199235476.003.0015     Document Type: Chapter

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