Gubernatorial Midterm Slumps

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 931-948

  Folke, Olle ^a   Snyder, James M ^b  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84867196426     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2012.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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