Political Choices in Hard Times: Voting in the 2010 U.S. House Elections

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-165

  Clarke, Harold D ^a   Kornberg, Allan ^b   Scotto, Thomas J ^c   Stewart, Marianne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84860339032     PISSN: 17457289     EISSN: 17457297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457289.2012.662983     Document Type: Article

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